Duration
12h Th, 12h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in agricultural bioengineering (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
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 in dairy cow
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
This course contributes to the acquisition of the following skills:
1. Identify relevant qualitative and quantitative information related to an agronomic process 2. Interpreting information related to an agronomic process in order to identify the main elements
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
ALIM0018-1 - Bromatology 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
The final grade will be the average of the two activities if each one has a grade greater than or equal to 10/20. Otherwise, the lowest grade will be the final grade.
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)