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| Code | ZO640 |
| Name | Queen Bee Breeding and Production Techniques |
| Term | 2023-2024 Academic Year |
| Semester | . Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. ULVİYE KUMOVA |
Course Goal / Objective
One of the important isue on apiculture in our country is queen bee propogation, this course covers understanding basic concept prenciple and guideline of queen rearring methods teorically and practically, attandent courser become a technician on queen bee rearing, These trained staff member costitute a queen rearing apiary, start to production of queen dependly beekeper’s request at the near surround, eventually vicinity of appiary production capasity and polonation efficiency inceas and income of apiary will higher up.
Course Content
The importance of apiculture in agricultural activities, the role of queen in the hive, queen’s genetic organ, larva laying ability and laying patterns, factors effecting queen bee generation and her quality, origin of queen, queen bee categorization and labeling, determination of queen bee performance, biyological fundemantels of queen rearing, developed queen bee propogation methods, time scaduling in apiary for propogation, records keeping on queen bee performance, apiary arrangement for queen bee propogation,staff tasking and organization in appiary, queen impregnation or artifical insemination, queen bee quality controls, queen bee packaging, its marketing, betterment of markating facility, beekeeper’s want creation on package queen bee marketing, importance of artifical insemination , artifical insemination methods, advantages of artifical insemination,
Course Precondition
Having graduated from Animal Science and taken Beekeeping courses.
Resources
There are lecture notes and slide presentations.
Notes
Laidlaw, H. H., Eckert, J. E. 1962. Queen Rearing. University of California. USA.1-165. Field, O. S. 2008. Field Notes On Queen Rearing. IBRA. Cardiff. 31 pp.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Knows the importance of queen rearing and biological fundementals |
| LO02 | Knows the technique for queen propogation |
| LO03 | Performs artificial insemination |
| LO04 | Prepares and manages queen rearing apiary |
| LO05 | Controls quality of inseminated queen |
| LO06 | Knows how inseminated queen are stored in apiary and sent to market |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | After undergraduate education, increases knowledge in one of the fields of animal breeding and breeding, feeds and animal nutrition, biometrics and genetics. | 1 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Understands the interaction between different disciplines | 1 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains the ability to develop strategic approaches and produce regional, national or international solutions for the field of animal science | 1 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Zootekni bilimindeki verileri kullanarak bilimsel yöntemlerle bilgiyi geliştirebilme, bilimsel, toplumsal ve etik sorumluluk bilinci ile bu bilgileri kullanabilme becerisini kazanır | 2 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains the ability to use and develop information technologies with computer software and hardware knowledge required by the field of animal science. | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains the ability to convey their own studies or current developments in the field of animal science to groups in the field or other fields of science, verbally and visually. | 1 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains the ability to evaluate the quality processes of animal products | 3 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains the ability to keep animal production dynamic in accordance with changing economic and social conditions. | 1 |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gains the ability to follow national and international current issues, to follow developments in lifelong learning, science and technology, to constantly renew themselves and to transfer innovations to animal production. | 1 |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Absorbs the relationship between animal products and human health and community welfare | 1 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The History of Queen Rearing | Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | The Reproductive Systems of Female and male bees | Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Biology and Behaviour of Queens | Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 4 | Production of Queens | Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 5 | Breeding Methods of Queen Rearing; Miller, Alley, Smith, Doolittle Methods | Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Queen Rearing: Practise I | Colony preparation in apiary | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 7 | Preparation of Queen bees for markets | Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Prepare a question | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Preparing Queens by Doolittle Method; Practice II | apiary, colony, preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 10 | The Care of Queens | Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation, laboratory preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | Preparing Queens by Doolittle Method; Practice III | Apiary, colony, preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 12 | Breeding and Stock Improvement | Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation, laboratory preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 13 | Queen Rearing: Practise IV | Apiary, colony, preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 14 | Controlled Mating | Apiary, colony, laboratory, preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 15 | The Diseases of Queen Bees | Apiary, colony, preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 16 | Term Exams | Prepare a question | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Prepare a question | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||