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| VETE0036-3 | Ecology applied to domestic animals
- common courses
- complement on lodging accommodation of farm animals
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| Duration : | common courses : 20h Th, 12h Pcl Pr.
complement on lodging accommodation of farm animals : 10h Th
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| Holder(s) : | common courses : Baudouin Nicks
complement on lodging accommodation of farm animals : Baudouin Nicks
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : |
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| Common part (20 h). The chapters of this section are :
air pollutants in animal houses; lighting and sound level; wastes management; climatic characteristics (temperature, relative humidity, air speed) and their effect on animal thermal comfort; isolation, ventilation and heating of animal houses; housing design and equipments for cattle, pigs and poultry housing; legislation on animal transport. |
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| Option "Farm animal" : cattle, pig, poultry
The evolution of livestock housing is presented with the legislation on this topic.
The relations between animal housing and animal health, welfare and productivity are presented. |
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| Course objective : |
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| This course details the environmental factors influencing the production, health and welfare of farm animals. The course also describes the effects of farm animals on the human environment and presents the sustainable development principles applied to animal husbandry. |
| | complement on lodging accommodation of farm animals |
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| This course details the environmental factors influencing the production, health and welfare of farm animals. The course also describes the effects of farm animals on the human environment and presents the sustainable development principles applied to animal husbandry. |
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| Prerequisites : |
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| some knowledges in chemisty, physics and physiology |
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| Written notes : |
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| see VETE0036-A-a |
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| Assessment : |
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| written examination |
| | complement on lodging accommodation of farm animals |
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| written examination |
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