Study Programmes 2016-2017
ANIM0025-2  
Feeding dairy cow
Duration :
12h Th, 12h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in agricultural bioengineering (120 ECTS)2
Lecturer :
Yves Beckers
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
The course is made up of 2 different parts : 1. The ration formulation for the the dairy herd 2. The metabolic nutritional diseases
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
The course aims at training you to use your knowledge and undertsanding to formulate a balanced ration for the dairy herd following different goals :
  • Optimize the use of feeds produced on the farm
  • The qualitative and quantitative milk production
  • The operation of the ruminant, including the metabolic nutritional diseases
     
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
ALIM0018-1 - Bormatology and culture of animal fooder ANIM0015-1 - Dairy animal production science BIOL2018-1 - Animal nutrition
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Lectures : 12 h
Practical works : 12 h
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Face-to-face
Group work
Recommended or required readings :
Syllabus, copy of slides, an updated list of reference books are made available on the E-Campus site.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Open-book written examination (50 %)
Group work (50 %)
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
The written reports must be sent via email at latest on the last day of the lecturer period in December of the academic year. Late reports will not be considered and an absence mark will automatically be given.
Contacts :
Beckers Yves Unité de Zootechnie - GxABT Passage des Déportés, 2 B-5030 Gembloux 081/62-21-19 Yves.Beckers@ulg.ac.be(YvYves.Beckers@ulg.ac.be)