| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | ARC1206 | 2. Semester | 4 + 2 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Associate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | face to face |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Instructor(s) |
SONGÜL BİR |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | To learn queen bee rearing techniques, to understand the importance of artificial insemination technique in preserving honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) genetic resources. |
| Course Content | Queen bee production techniques Queen bee production stages Preparation of mating boxes and placing the ferrules in the boxes Numbering queen bees and preparing them for sale Learning queen bee breeding professionally and doing commercial queen breeding Giving practical training to beekeepers on queen bee rearing Development of artificial insemination technique in honey bees Different artificial insemination tools Stages and application of artificial insemination Advantages and opportunities provided by artificial insemination |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Queen bee production techniques Queen bee production stages Preparation of mating boxes and placing the ferrules in the boxes Numbering queen bees and preparing them for sale Learning queen bee breeding professionally and doing commercial queen breeding Giving practical training to beekeepers on queen bee rearing Development of artificial insemination technique in honey bees Different artificial insemination tools Stages and application of artificial insemination Advantages and opportunities provided by artificial insemination |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Reasons for the Bee Family to Raise Natural Queen Bees | |
| 2. Week | Technical Queen Bee Raising Methods | |
| 3. Week | Basic Principles of the Larval Transfer Method (Doolittle) | |
| 4. Week | Breeding colony identification techniques | |
| 5. Week | Preparation of feeding hive, preparation of queen cells and larva transfer | |
| 6. Week | Preparation of finishing hive, selection of drone production colony, preparation of queen hives and numbering of queen bee cells and preparation for sale. | |
| 7. Week | Breeding queen bee production and queen bee production regulations | |
| 8. Week | Breeding queen bee production and queen bee production regulations | |
| 9. Week | Reproductive Organs and Structure of Queen Bee and Drone Bee | |
| 10. Week | Mating of Queen Bee and Drone Bee, Controlling Mating in Beekeeping | |
| 11. Week | Introduction and Features of Different Artificial Insemination Devices | |
| 12. Week | Collecting Sperm from Male Bees for Artificial Insemination, Preparing the Queen Bee for Artificial Insemination | |
| 13. Week | Artificial Insemination of the Queen Bee (Injection of Sperm from the Male Bee into the Queen Bee and artificial insemination of the queen bee |
| Bal Arılarında Yapay Tohumlama, Vasfi GENÇER. Hayvancılık Araştırma DErgidi, (1988) 8; 1-2:39-51. |
| Bal Arılarında Yapay Tohumlama ve Türkiye için Önemi (Prof. Dr. Ahmet GÜLER, OMÜ Zir. Fak. Dergisi, 2006, 21(3): 370-378. |
| Ana Arı Üretimi, Ahmet İNCİ. Ankara, 1999. |
| YAYÇEP Arıcılık (Dr. Ali İhsan ÖZTÜRK, Dr. L. İhsan YALÇIN, Dr. Ertaç TUTKUN. Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanlığı Yayın Dairesi Başkanlığı Matbaası, Ankara, 2001). |
| Eğitmen notları |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 5 | 0 | - |
| PY4 | 5 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 5 | 0 | - |
| PY6 | 5 | 0 | - |
| PY7 | 2 | 0 | - |
| PY8 | 3 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 3 | 0 | - |
| PY10 | 4 | 0 | - |
| PY11 | 4 | 0 | - |
| PY12 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 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 |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Research | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Other Activities | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Homework 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total Workload | 153 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6.0 | ||
