ZO640 Queen Bee Breeding and Production Techniques

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code ZO640
Name Queen Bee Breeding and Production Techniques
Term 2023-2024 Academic Year
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. ULVİYE KUMOVA


Course Goal / Objective

One of the important isue on apiculture in our country is queen bee propogation, this course covers understanding basic concept prenciple and guideline of queen rearring methods teorically and practically, attandent courser become a technician on queen bee rearing, These trained staff member costitute a queen rearing apiary, start to production of queen dependly beekeper’s request at the near surround, eventually vicinity of appiary production capasity and polonation efficiency inceas and income of apiary will higher up.

Course Content

The importance of apiculture in agricultural activities, the role of queen in the hive, queen’s genetic organ, larva laying ability and laying patterns, factors effecting queen bee generation and her quality, origin of queen, queen bee categorization and labeling, determination of queen bee performance, biyological fundemantels of queen rearing, developed queen bee propogation methods, time scaduling in apiary for propogation, records keeping on queen bee performance, apiary arrangement for queen bee propogation,staff tasking and organization in appiary, queen impregnation or artifical insemination, queen bee quality controls, queen bee packaging, its marketing, betterment of markating facility, beekeeper’s want creation on package queen bee marketing, importance of artifical insemination , artifical insemination methods, advantages of artifical insemination,

Course Precondition

Having graduated from Animal Science and taken Beekeeping courses.

Resources

There are lecture notes and slide presentations.

Notes

Laidlaw, H. H., Eckert, J. E. 1962. Queen Rearing. University of California. USA.1-165. Field, O. S. 2008. Field Notes On Queen Rearing. IBRA. Cardiff. 31 pp.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Knows the importance of queen rearing and biological fundementals
LO02 Knows the technique for queen propogation
LO03 Performs artificial insemination
LO04 Prepares and manages queen rearing apiary
LO05 Controls quality of inseminated queen
LO06 Knows how inseminated queen are stored in apiary and sent to market


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal After undergraduate education, increases knowledge in one of the fields of animal breeding and breeding, feeds and animal nutrition, biometrics and genetics. 1
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Understands the interaction between different disciplines 1
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gains the ability to develop strategic approaches and produce regional, national or international solutions for the field of animal science 1
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Zootekni bilimindeki verileri kullanarak bilimsel yöntemlerle bilgiyi geliştirebilme, bilimsel, toplumsal ve etik sorumluluk bilinci ile bu bilgileri kullanabilme becerisini kazanır 2
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gains the ability to use and develop information technologies with computer software and hardware knowledge required by the field of animal science.
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gains the ability to convey their own studies or current developments in the field of animal science to groups in the field or other fields of science, verbally and visually. 1
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gains the ability to evaluate the quality processes of animal products 3
PLO08 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gains the ability to keep animal production dynamic in accordance with changing economic and social conditions. 1
PLO09 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Gains the ability to follow national and international current issues, to follow developments in lifelong learning, science and technology, to constantly renew themselves and to transfer innovations to animal production. 1
PLO10 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Absorbs the relationship between animal products and human health and community welfare 1


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 The History of Queen Rearing Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 The Reproductive Systems of Female and male bees Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
3 Biology and Behaviour of Queens Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
4 Production of Queens Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
5 Breeding Methods of Queen Rearing; Miller, Alley, Smith, Doolittle Methods Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
6 Queen Rearing: Practise I Colony preparation in apiary Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Gösterip Yaptırma
7 Preparation of Queen bees for markets Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Gösterip Yaptırma
8 Mid-Term Exam Prepare a question Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Preparing Queens by Doolittle Method; Practice II apiary, colony, preparation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
10 The Care of Queens Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation, laboratory preparation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
11 Preparing Queens by Doolittle Method; Practice III Apiary, colony, preparation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Gösterip Yaptırma
12 Breeding and Stock Improvement Lecture notes, overhead presentation, preparation, laboratory preparation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
13 Queen Rearing: Practise IV Apiary, colony, preparation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Gösterip Yaptırma
14 Controlled Mating Apiary, colony, laboratory, preparation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Gösterip Yaptırma
15 The Diseases of Queen Bees Apiary, colony, preparation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
16 Term Exams Prepare a question Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Prepare a question Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload (Hour) 157
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,28
ECTS 6 ECTS

Update Time: 10.05.2023 02:09