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| RAVT2045-3 | Elements of synergy between livestock and plant productions, 3rd part
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| Duration : | 7h Pr, 3h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Guy Mergeai |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | - Presentation of the calculation modes of the sources of losses and contributions in humus to tropical soils.
- Presentation of the contributions in major nutritive elements by various types of animal manures.
- Presentation of the calculation mode of the production and application costs of different types of animal manures in tropical environments.
- Applications of the learned methods of calculation. |
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| Course objective : | To give the elements allowing calculating the contributions in mineral nutriments and organic matter to the soils from various modes of large and small ruminant rearing in tropical areas as well as the cost of these contributions.
After completing the course the student is expected to
- To calculate the humic balance of a farm carrying out the breeding of bovines and/or small ruminants in areas tropical (with and without stalling during part of the day, with and without contribution of litter in the kraals or the cattle sheds).
- To calculate the contribution of the animals to the enrichment of the soils in major nutritive elements (NPK).
- To calculate the application and production cost of one kg animal manure in tropical conditions. |
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| Prerequisites : | -- GBLX0042-1- Methodology for the improvement of farming systems |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 3h
Practical Works : 7h |
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| Written notes : | Defoer T., Budelman A., Toulmin C., Carter S.E. (2000). Building common knowledge : participatory learning and action research (Part 1). In : Defoer T., Budelman A. (eds). Managing Soil fertility in the tropics. A resource guide for participatory learning and action research. Royal Tropical Insitute, Amsterdam, Pays-Bas.
Lavigne Delville P. (1996). Gérer la fertilité des terres du Sahel. Diagnostic et conseil aux paysans. GRET, Paris, France. |
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| Assessment : | Personal report (100%) |
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| Contacts : | Mergeai, Guy (Chargé de cours à temps partiel)
Phytotechnie tropicale et Horticulture
081 62 21 44
mergeai.g@fsagx.ac.be |
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