Duration
18h Th, 2h Mon. WS
Number of credits
| Bachelor in veterinary medicine | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French 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
Animal production is a set of scientific disciplines (genetics, nutrition, ecology, ethology, ethnography, ...) that study the conditions and methods of breeding and reproduction in domestic animals (livestock and pets), as well as the improvement of their breeds.
Animal ethnography is the discipline dedicated to studying, describing, and classifying species and breeds of domestic animals. This discipline relies on characterizing morphological, genetic, and production-related traits, enabling the identification of the principal breeds developed through human selection. Its central aim is to elucidate the functional purpose underlying each breed-whether oriented toward production, companionship, sport, or leisure.
This course provides a systematic overview of breed diversity across the main categories of domestic animals. For livestock species (equines, ruminants, swine, poultry, and rabbits), herd composition data from Belgium, France, UK and Germany will serve as the primary reference framework. For companion animals (canines and felines), breeds will be presented according to group classifications established by the relevant international kennel and feline federations
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The students will be able to:
- supply the essential elements allowing to define, for studied domestic animals, the breed about which they belong and to know the specificities of their use;
- provide some notions of animal production which are essential to any veterinarian;
- recognise the species and the breed of a domestic animal based on a picture.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Face-to-face learning consisting of Face-to-face theoretical (34h) and online exercises (2h).
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Face-to-face theoretical course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
PowerPoint presentations and online exercises are available on eCampus (in French).
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
Further information:
MCQ means MCQ: multiple-choice questions and MRQ: multiple-response questions
The examination is designed to verify your knowledge, understanding, and ability to integrate different parts of the course.
The examinations are written (multiple-choice questions and/or multiple-response questions) and cover the entire course content and exercises (PowerPoint presentations and multimedia materials (videos, practicals,...)).
The course passes at 10.00/20, and grades below 10.00/20 will not be rounded up.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Jean-François CABARAUX
Email: jfcabaraux@uliege.be