Information
| Unit | FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE |
| ZOOTECHNICS PR. | |
| Code | ZTP367 |
| Name | Poultry House Environmental Inspection |
| Term | 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. FATMA YENİLMEZ |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
Teaching poultry house climatic environmental equipment and applications
Course Content
The external environment of the poultry house; internal temperature, humidity, ventilation, lighting, gases, odors, dust, microorganisms; types of poultry houses; internal heating and equipment; internal cooling and equipment; internal ventilation and equipment; internal control and its effect on productivity; climatic environmental requirements for broiler chickens; climatic environmental requirements for laying hens
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Bell, D.D., 2002. Weaver, W.D., 2002. Commercial chicken meat and egg production. 5th ed.. Assinippi Park : Kluwer Academic Publishers Türkoğlu, M., Sarıca, M., Eleroglu, H., 2005. Hindi Yetiştiriciliği. Otak Form Ofset, Samsun, ISBN:975-94647-1-3 Avec Turkey Management Guide. 2022. https://avec-poultry.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TURKEY-MANAGEMENT-GUIDE-2.pdf
Notes
Lecture notes on poultry house environmental monitoring
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understands the relationship between poultry house environment, performance, and health |
| LO02 | Recognizes the equipment and tools used in poultry house environmental control |
| LO03 | Knows the importance of the poultry house environment for animals |
| LO04 | They can control poultry house temperature, humidity, lighting, and ventilation |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has information on basic characteristics (anatomic, morphologic,physiological and biological) of farm animals | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has information on planning animal housing for environmental aspects and animal species, about forage production and storage for environmental conditions and different species, making plans about animal breeding | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has genetic and statistical information which can be the basis of animal improvement .Has adequate knowledge of industrial animal farming | 4 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has information on alternative production systems | 2 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | To get technical knowledge in his/her field | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Knows the techniques in Animal Breeding and applies. Has information about small cattle raising and poultry farming and nutrition and applies.Transfers genetic and statistical information that can be the basis of animal breeding to animal production | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Finds the reasons of the technical and economical problems that can adversely affect the quality and capacity levels desired in Animal Science and develops solutions | 1 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Obtains information in the field of Animal Science, researches, evaluates, records,consults,plans projects and applies | 3 |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Uses IT to get new information in animal production | 2 |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Transfers knowledge to people who work in the field at various levels, has communication skills,has the self -confidence in providing information and following technical developments | 1 |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | He is aware of the impacts of animal science and agricultural engineering applications on health, environment and safety in the comprehensive and social dimensions and the problems of the times that are reflected in the field of engineering. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course introduction, general information | Course content review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 2 | Outside the poultry house environment | Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 3 | Indoor temperature and humidity | Preliminary research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 4 | Indoor ventilation | Subject research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 5 | Indoor lighting | Preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 6 | Indoor gas and odor | Subject research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 7 | Indoor dust and microorganisms | Preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 9 | Types of poultry houses | Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 10 | Indoor heating and equipment | Preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 11 | Indoor cooling and equipment | Preliminary preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 12 | Indoor ventilation and equipment | Subject research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 13 | Indoor control and its effect on yield | Subject review | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 14 | Climatic environmental requirements for broiler chickens | Preliminary preparatio | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Beyin Fırtınası |
| 15 | Climatic environmental requirements for laying hens | Preliminary reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 16 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 17 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 88 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,52 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||