COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANIMAL BREEDING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VET 3012 ANIMAL BREEDING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR SULTAN ASLAN

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

To gain knowledge about the breeding methods that will be applied in animal breeding and to gain experience in the effect of breeding in increasing yields.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gains the ability to make selection.
2   Knows breeding methods.
3   Gains the ability to evaluate the phenotype and genotype concepts in animal husbandry.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Purpose and Definition of Animal Breeding
2 Qualitative and Quantitative Characters
3 Phenotype, Genotype and Environment
4 Variation and Measurement of Variation
5 Phenotypic Variation, Genotypic Variation and Its Elements
6 The Degree of Inheritance and Its Calculation
7 Repetition Degree and Calculation
8 mid-term exam
9 Selection and Genetic Effects
10 Selection Methods
11 Genetic Progression and Its Elements
12 Elimination of Environmental Factors and Effects
13 Breeding Methods
14 Crossbreeding Methods

Recomended or Required Reading

Ders Notları , Prof.Dr. Orhan ÖZBEY
Hayvan Islahı, Prof.Dr.Naci TÜZEMEN,Mete YANAR,Ömer AKBULUT

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question-answer, discussion, presentation, homework, field study.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dekanlığı, Cumhuriyet Mahallesi, Cami Sokak, No: 3, Posta Kodu: 35890, Kiraz/IZMIR

e-posta: orhan.ozbey@deu.edu.tr
Telefon: 0 (232) 572 35 30- 14502

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 2 4 8
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 42

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19PO.20
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555