SD0845 Horse Breeding

3 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 0. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Unit
Code SD0845
Name Horse Breeding
Term 2026-2027 Academic Year
Term Fall
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 3 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Üniversite Dersi
Label UCC University Common Course
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Doç. Dr. GÖKHAN GÖKÇE
Course Instructor Doç. Dr. GÖKHAN GÖKÇE (Güz) (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

The aim is to enable interested students to understand the importance of horse breeding from the perspective of animal science, and to access basic information on the subject, especially regarding horse nutrition, care, and breeding programs.

Course Content

Horse breeding in Türkiye and the world, major horse breeds, housing, feeding and care of horses.

Course Precondition

Resources

Gökçe, G. 2026. At Yetiştirme. Akademisyen Yayınevi. https://doi.org/10.37609/akya.4213

Notes



Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 The horse's place in the zoological system and its domestication are known.
LO02 Definitions and terms related to horses are known.
LO03 The Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) standards regarding horse breeds are well-known.
LO04 The morphological characteristics of horses are known.
LO05 Horse behavior is known.
LO06 Knowledge about horse feeding is acquired.
LO07 Information about horse stables is obtained.
LO08 The basics of horse genetics are understood.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 History of Horses None Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 World Horse Population None Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
3 Horse in Turkish Culture None Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
4 Horse Anatomy and Physiology None Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
5 Horse Breeds None Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
6 Feeding Horses None Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
7 Feeding Horses None Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
8 Mid-Term Exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Housing the Horses None Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
10 Horse Health None Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
11 Reproduction in Horses None Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
12 Foal Care None Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
13 Hoof Care and Shoeing None Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
14 Horse Training None Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
15 Basic Horse Genetics None Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
16 Term Exams Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 2 14 28
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 3 5 15
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 1 1
Final Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload (Hour) 73
Total Workload / 25 (h) 2,92
ECTS 3 ECTS

Update Time: 17.08.2026 12:57