Unit BREEDING BIOTECHNOLOGIES AND LABORATORY ANIMALS
- Course
- Medical, veterinary and forensic biotechnological sciences
- Study-unit Code
- A001782
- Curriculum
- Veterinario
- Teacher
- Andrea Verini Supplizi
- CFU
- 12
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2020
- Offered
- 2021/22
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa integrata
BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO ANIMAL BREEDING
| Code | A001784 |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Teacher | Andrea Verini Supplizi |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
| Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
| Academic discipline | AGR/19 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Contents | Principal biotechnologies applied to animal breeding, including procedures used for genetic improvement of farm animals. |
| Reference texts | Genetics and genomics 3, Barcaccia Falcinelli, Ed Liquors 2007 available handouts lessons, online material, |
| Educational objectives | The student has to acquire basic knowledge on the principal biotechnologies applied to animal production including aquatic organism. Moreover, the impact of biotechnology on animal weklfare, animal breeding and food safety The main skills are: DNA extraction up to the execution and interpretation of PCR Recovery and evaluation of female gametes These skills will be acquired and evaluated during laboratory exercises |
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| Teaching methods | Face-to-face Laboratory |
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| Extended program | Introduction to biotechnology Utilisation of biotechnologies and Environmental impact Reproductive Biotechnologies MOET Cryoconservation of gametes Embryo Sexing Sperm Sexing IVM IVF- IVC Reproductive Cloning by blastomere and somatic cells Non reproductive cloning by somatic and stem cells Transgenic animals: transfer of gene construct: Transgenic animals: applications in animal production |
LABORATORY ANIMALS AND ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION
| Code | A001783 |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Teacher | Paolo Mosci |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
| Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
| Academic discipline | VET/08 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |