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| ALIM0003-2 | Feedstuffs
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 10h Pr, 4h FT |
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| Lecturer : | Yves Beckers |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| Study of the types of feedstuffs used to feed the farm animals (cereals, oil seeds, pulses, tubers and roots, forages, by-products of cereals, tubers and roots, protein concentrates, oilseeds cakes, meat and bone meals, additives, ...).
Technology of mixed feed production.
Determination of the energy and protein values of feedstuffs for monogastrics, birds and ruminants.
Identification of feedstuffs.
Visit of a feed industry. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To describe the different groups of feedstuffs, their nutritive characteristics and values, their use in animal feeding.
To identify the main feedstuffs and calculate their nutritional values.
After completing the course the student is expected :
- to recognise the main feedstuffs used by domestic animals in the world and to be aware with their principal nutritional characteristics
- to master the main technologies used in the livestock feed industry
- to formulate mixed feed for monogastrics and ruminants |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| BIOL2018-1 Nutrition and dietetic |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures : 20h
Practical Works : 12h
Field-study trip and visits : 4h |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A pdf copy of the slides is made available on the MyULg site of the course
Kersten et al., 2005. Principles of mixed feed production. Agrimedia GmbH Bergen, 336 p. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Open book written exam (30%)
Oral exam (40%)
Personal report (30%) |
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Organizational remarks :
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| Obligatory presence in practical works and visits. |
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Contacts :
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| Beckers Yves
Zootechnie - GxABT
081 62 21 19
Yves.Beckers.@ulg.ac.be |
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