Zootechnics

Dear students and dear parents, first of all, I'd like to introduce myself. I am Professor Mehmet Levent Özduven, Head of the Zootechnics Department. Our department started providing education in 1992 as a part of Trakya University, Tekirdağ Faculty of Agriculture. There are three branches making up our department. These are The Department of Feed and Animal Nutrition, the Department of Animal Breeding and the Department of Biometrics and Genetics. In our department, we have a syllabus covering a period of 4 years. It consists of 8 semesters. In the first 2 semesters, basic courses and engineering courses are offered. In the 3rd and 6th semesters, basic courses of the Zootechnical Department are given together with courses related to other departments of the Faculty of Agriculture. In the 7th and 8th semesters, courses related to the specialties of the Zootechnical Department are given. Our main subjects are breeding, reproduction, genetics of animals, care and feeding. We have 3 different laboratories in our department. The first is our laboratory belonging to the Department of Animal Breeding. Analysis of meat, milk, eggs and artificial products are carried out here. In the Department of Feeds and Animal Nutrition Laboratory, some studies are carried out on the nutritional values, digestibility and microbiological properties of feeds. In our Biometrics and Genetics Laboratory, molecular analysis of DNA obtained from some farm animals can be performed. We use the laboratories here as research and application areas for students. Students of our department can do their 30-day internships in the 6th semester. Students can do their internships in the work places recommended by our department and accepted by the Faculty Board of Directors. Our department has bilateral agreements with foreign universities. Our students can do their education in these universities for one or two semesters. There are many national and international congresses organized by your department. The main ones are the Balkan Livestock Congress, which has been held since 2000 and is held every two years. Our department was actively involved in the organization of Asian Buffalo Congress in 2015, World Milk Summit and World Buffalo Congress in 2019. After our students graduate, they can work in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, in various institutes, banks, cooperatives engaged in agricultural activities. They can work in numerous feed factories, various companies and private farms. Our students can work in numerous public institutions and private institutions. With the development of livestock in recent years, the demand for zootechnicians and agricultural engineers is quite high. For this reason, we need trained students who are equipped to meet these demands. For this reason, we recommend our department to you as well. We invite students who love animals and are not afraid of animals to our university, to learn about a profession with a high employment rate. Tekirdağ is a peaceful, calm and safe city with a coast to the Black Sea and Marmara Sea. Our university has the facilities and infrastructure to provide the modern education that our students deserve. We are located in a metropolis like Istanbul, in a very important location due to its proximity to Europe. In addition, our university has quite large gyms and fields. For this reason, we we’d like to welcome students to our university. We welcome students who will take the university exam and choose our university, to Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Faculty of Agriculture, Zootechnics Department. I wish you all the best.