Duration
32h Th, 4h FT
Number of credits
| Master in agricultural bioengineering (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Part 1: Animal Reproduction Physiology:
General information about sex determination and differentiation, male and female reproduction, fertilization, embryogenesis, placentation and parturation will be discussed in great detail. The importance of these subjects in livestock breeding will be studied with emphasis on cattle, swine and poultry. In addition, we will talk about important themes such as artificial insemination and other assisted reproductive techniques as well as some of the main livestock reproductive diseases.
Part 2: Animal Recording and Genetic Improvement (Breeding) of animals:
Sustainable livestock production needs quantified information gathering and fine phenotyping. Different aspects of zootechnical data collection, including new smart farming technologies such as sensors, will be presented and illustrated. The principles of animal breeding will be put in the context of sustainable animal production systems, associated breeding objectives, genetic evaluation and animal selection, and the latest developments in innovative breeding technology such as genomics.
Excursion
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- describe male and female reproduction, e.g. the reproductive anatomy and the function of reproductive hormones
- master the knowledge related to the most important reproduction tools in livestock
- know zootechnical performance recording, including novel uses of sensors, and the use of the generated data
- master basic knowledge related to animal improvement
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face to face lectures
Exemplifying examples
Excursion
Recommended or required readings
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Assessment methods and criteria
Closed book exam
Open questions
Written exam (can be in French)
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The slides will be made available at the beginning of the classes. However the content may be adapted during the progress of teaching.
Contacts
You can always ask us questions durig class or by making an appointment:
nicolas.gengler@uliege.be, +32 81 62 22 06
martine.schroyen@uliege.be, +32 81 62 23 27
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
No classes, no évaluation during this period.
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Part 1: Animal reproduction physiology:
- 1 large open questions
- 2 smaller open questions
Part 2: Animal recording and genetic improvement (breeding) of animals:
- 1 exercise to be solved et 1 open question
Assessment methods
Part 1: Animal reproduction physiologie:
Assessment will occur throught Collaborate, of which a link can be found through e-campus in the class of ANIM0030.
The exam is closed book, students come one by one in the virtual class room with paper and pen, and get the questions from the professor. They get 20 minutes to prepare while their camera and microphone are on. After that, a 10 minutes oral exam will occur with the professor.
Part 2: Anima recording and genetic improvement (breeding) of animals:
Assessment will occur throught Collaborate, of which a link can be found through e-campus in the class of ANIM0030.
The exam is closed book, students come one by one in the virtual class room with paper, pen and a pocket calculator and get the questions from the professor. They get 20 minutes to prepare while their camera and microphone are on. After that, a 10 minutes oral exam will occur with the professor.
Final grades are obtained as an average after delibration of the professors.
Contacts
nicolas.gengler@uliege.be, +32 81 62 22 06
martine.schroyen@uliege.be, +32 81 62 23 27