Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
SHEEP BREEDING AND GRASSLAND	Third cycle	VZT 623		1	2.00	2.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	none
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Yrd. Doç. Dr. Davut Bayram
Lecturer(s)	Yrd. Doç. Dr. Davut Bayram
Teaching assitant(s)	none
Mode of delivery	Lecture
Course objective	Information about sheep breeding and grassland
Course description	sheep breeding and grassland

Course contents

1	Definition and importance of meadows and pastures, the legal situation in Turkey, the status of pastures in the world and Turkey
2	The functions of meadows and pastures, meadows and pastures problems in Turkey
3	pasture-animal relationships, and the effects of grazing grazing concepts
4	grazing season, grazing capacity
5	Uniform grazing
6	Animal-feed relationships, bait preference, grazing patterns, activities in the sheep pasture
7	shepherds in Turkish Culture
8	Sheep Grazing Behavio
9	Sheep Grazing Systems
10	Determination of age in sheep, body condition scoring
11	solid, gestation and lactation periods of herd management
12	lamb growth, weaning and milking practices
13	Sheep in numbering, nail care, body care and shearing
14	health protection practices in sheep
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	the importance of the sheep pasture
2	the importance of professional shepherds
3	the basic grazing behavior of sheep
4	the impact on productivity in the stewardship of herd management
5	Sheep Info
6	Training Info
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	4	4	16
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	4	5	20
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	8	8
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	8	8
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			54
ECTS			2.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	100
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		100
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

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