Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Cattle and Cattle Livestock and Health Protection VET201 3. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 4.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Associate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Tolga ALTAŞ
Instructors Tolga ALTAŞ
Assistants
Goals Learns the methods in which quantity and quality of yield can be obtained by using the most appropriate breeding techniques in farm animals. Learns the health and preventive health services of bovine and ovine animals.
Course Content The subject and meaning of animal science, Preventive health services in cattle and ovine breeding, Nutritional diseases in animals and ways of protection from these diseases.
Learning Outcomes - Herd health and management in cattle
- Health and protection practices of cattle and ovine animals
- Bovine diseases and treatments
- Ovine animal diseases and treatments
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week The importance of cattle and sheep farming in the world and in our country
2. Week Classification of bovine and ovine breeds
3. Week Bovine and Ovine animal shelters and their technical specifications
4. Week Health protection in breeding cattle
5. Week Health protection in dairy cattle
6. Week Health protection in dairy cattle
7. Week health protection in beef cattle
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Health protection in breeding sheep and goats
10. Week Health protection in dairy sheep and goats
11. Week Health protection in fattening sheep and goats
12. Week Cattle Diseases and their treatments
13. Week Cattle Diseases and their treatments
14. Week Ovine animal diseases and treatments
Recommended Sources
Herd health and management in cattle
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 Measurement Method
PY3 4 0 0 0 0 -
PY4 4 0 0 0 0 -
PY5 5 0 0 0 0 -
PY8 4 0 0 0 0 -
PY9 4 0 0 0 0 -
*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 14 2 28
Midterm 1 1 10 10
Final 1 22 22
Practice 14 2 28
Practice End-Of-Term 14 1 14
Total Workload 102
ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0