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Materiale aggiuntivo su alcuni argomenti del corso fornito dall’insegnante.
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Lecture notes on e-learning
Learning Objectives
- To provide students with basic knowledge of the species and breeds of farm animals, their rearing systems and their products.
- To provide students with the scientific knowledge and techniques necessary to achieve the maximum performance from the animals with respect to their welfare.
Prerequisites
Courses to be used as requirements (recommended)
Organic chemistry
Biochemistry
Teaching Methods
CFU: 9
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...): 225
Hours reserved to private study and other indivual formative activities: 153
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours): 50
Contact hours for: Laboratory (hours): 4
Contact hours for: Laboratory-field/practice (hours): 18
Seminars (hours): 0
Stages: 0
Intermediate examinations: 0
Type of Assessment
Oral exam
Course program
Anatomy and Physiology: Endocrine System, Digestive System, Muscular system, Reproductive and udders system Reproductive birds system
Beef and pork meat: The beef cattle breeds, rearing systems, the pig breeds, rearing systems, Slaughtering systems
Milk: The dairy cattle breeds, rearing systems, the buffalo dairy farming systems, production of milk
Poultry: The meat breeds, systems of rearing, slaughtering, egg laying breeds, rearing systems, The production of eggs
Products from honey bees: Anatomy of bees, bee biology, bee breeding, production of honey and other products