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| SPRA0001-1 | Animal production
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| Duration : | 24h Th |
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| Lecturer : | André Thewis |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| 1. Introduction
2. Domestication
3. History of stockbreeding around the world
4. Classification of farm animals and adaptation
5. World distribution of farm animals
6. Evolution and livestock systems
7. Usefulness of stockbreeding activities
8. Environnmental impacts of livestock activities
9. Animal welfare
10. Surroundings of farm animals
11. Basis of dairy milk production
12. Basis of bovine meat production |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To give a general survey of animal productions in the world and the basis of animal husbandry
After completing the course the student is expected to
- understand different aspects linked to modern farm animal productions around the world;
- undertake to do a bibliographic study on a special topic in relation with farm animal breeding. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| -- AM101 - Comparative animal anatomy and physiology |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 24h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Textbook
Zootechnie générale (J.P. Barret) Tec et Doc Ed., Lavoisier, 2005, 280 p.
Manuel de Zootechnie comparée Nord-Sud (A. Théwis et al.; ouvrage collectif) INRA Ed. 2005, 637 p. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination (100%) |
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Contacts :
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| Théwis, André
081 62 21 07 |
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