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| ANIM0014-1 | Physiology of reproduction and lactation
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| Duration : | 22h Th, 2h FT |
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| Lecturer : | Robert Renaville |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| In the first part of this course, cattle reproduction (male and female), will be described following these points:
genital anatomy
production of gametes
hormonal regulation of sexual activity,
fertilization, breeding, gestation
embryonic development.
After, particularities of reproduction system in other animal species well be discussed (pork, horses, poultry, fish).
In the second part of the course, lactation will be described and the main chapters are:
mammary gland development
main principles of dairy cattle rearing,
teat anatomy
studies milk production mechanisms and lactation
hormonal regulation of lactation
genetic of lactation and its improvement |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| BIOL2011-1 Comparative animal anatomy and physiology |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 22 h
Trip : 2 h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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- Reproduction des animaux d'élevage publié chez Educagri
- La reproduction chez les mammifères et l'Homme de Thibault
- Applied animal reproduction by Henry Joe Bearden
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination (100 %) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Renaville Robert (Professor)
Microbiology and Genomics
081 62 24 18
rrenaville@ulg.ac.be |
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