Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Animal Biotechnology ZTB408 8. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to Face
Course Coordinator
Instructors Münir UÇAK
Assistants
Goals To convey the basic principles and application areas of modern biotechnology methods necessary for increasing the quality of animal production and product development.
Course Content
Learning Outcomes - To have knowledge about the biosafety and ethical evaluation of biotechnological applications in animals and legal regulations
- To learn molecular genetic methods for increasing yield in animal production, to learn to determine the application and analysis methods depending on the conditions.
- To learn biotechnological methods, analyzes, applied in order to control reproduction, to learn to determine the methods of application and analysis depending on the conditions and purposes, and to have information about current developments in technologies.
- To have information about the production methods of genetically modified animals for different purposes and the current developments in these methods.
- To learn advanced reproductive biotechnology methods such as in vitro embryo production, sex-specific embryo production, embryo transfer
- Learning the biotechnological methods used in the protection of gene resources
- To learn how to benefit from biotechnology in order to increase the efficiency in animal production and to ensure sustainable livestock production.
- To have general knowledge about the concept and scope of animal biotechnology
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction to Animal Biotechnology Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
2. Week Oestrus and control of development Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
3. Week Artificial insemination method Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
4. Week Embryo transfer applications in farming animals Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
5. Week In vitro embryo production methods Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
6. Week Assisted reproductive techniques for in vitro fertilization, production of sex-determined embryos Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
7. Week Term evaluation study Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
8. Week MIDTERM EXAM Course Hours
9. Week Freezing storage of biological materials Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
10. Week Biotechnological applications in bees Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
11. Week Transgenic animal production methods and applications Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
12. Week Special mammalian cell culture methods and applications Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
13. Week Molecular markers in animal production Visual Presentation Verbal Expression
14. Week FINAL EXAM Course Hours
Recommended Sources
Dündar M, Bağış H 2010. Modern Biyoteknoloji ve Uygulamaları, Erciyes Üniv. Yayınları, ISBN 978-975-6478-63-9
Ranga, M. M. Animal Biotechnology. Agrobios, 2007. Paul J. Verma, Alan O. Trounson 2007.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 DK8 Measurement Method
PY1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
PY7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40,60
PY9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 40,60
PY10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 40,60
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 12 2 24
Preparation, After Class Study 12 1 12
Research 12 2 24
Practice 12 2 24
Midterm 1 1 3 3
Homework 1 1 18.5 18.5
Homework 2 1 18.5 18.5
Final 1 3.5 3.5
Total Workload 127.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0