COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANIMAL BREEDING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

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

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SERDAR GÜLER

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental concepts and historical development of animal breeding. The genetic structures, productivity traits, and breeding methods of commonly raised animal breeds in Türkiye and worldwide are examined in detail. Critical concepts such as heritability, repeatability, genetic progress, selection, pure breeding, and crossbreeding techniques are covered. Additionally, the effects of environmental factors and the importance of genetic correlations are emphasized, equipping students with the skills to develop effective and sustainable breeding programs.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the development of animal breeding from the past to the present and the animal breeding studies conducted in Türkiye.
2   Knows characters and lethal genes in animal husbandry
3   Calculates breeding value, heritability, and repeatability in domestic animals
4   Knows selection and selection methods.
5   Knows the breeding methods in animal husbandry
6   Knows genetic progress, phenotypic correlations, and genotypic correlatio
7   Knows how to eliminate the effects of environmental factors

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The historical development of animal breeding, and the devlopment of listock and animal beeding in Türkiye
2 Phenotype, genotype, qualitative and quantitative characters
3 Lethal genes
4 Population genetics
5 Heritability and calculation of heritability
6 Repeatability and calculation of heritability
7 Genetic gain and enhancement of the rate of genetic gain
8 Selection methods
9 Genetic correlations and factors effecting genetic improvement
10 Pure breeding methods
11 Inbreeding and calculation of the coefficient of relationship
12 Crossbreeding methods
13 Elimination of environmental factors and effects
14 Correlation and regression

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, Zootekni Anabilim Dalı, Adatepe Mahallesi, 24. Sokak No:2, 35160 Buca/Izmir
e-posta: guler.serdar@deu.edu.tr

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

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CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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