Unit LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
- Course
- Agricultural and environmental sciences
- Study-unit Code
- 80091406
- Curriculum
- Agricoltura sostenibile
- Teacher
- Luciano Morbidini
- Teachers
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- Luciano Morbidini
- Hours
- 54 ore - Luciano Morbidini
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2021
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Academic discipline
- AGR/19
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Basic knowledge related to animal nutrition (feed principles, evaluation methods and rationing. Elements of animal morphology and ethnography. Main rearing techniques and production quality, according to the farming systems, the genetic types reared and relations with the territory.
- Reference texts
- Slides of lectures and exercises, pictures of the main breeds, tables of nutrition, distributed by the teacher through the Official University multimedia support.
For a closer look at the topics:
-Bittante G., Andrighetto I., Ramanzin M. 1990 . Fondamenti di Zootecnia. Liviana Ed.
- Bittante G., Andrighetto I., Ramanzin M. 1997- Tecniche di Produzione Animale. Liviana Ed. - Educational objectives
- The goal of education is to transmit basic knowledge about animal nutrition, ethnology, rearing techniques of the main breeds of farm animal.
Main Knowledge (know) will be:
1. morphological and functional types
2. differential characteristics of genetic types treated
3.nutritional value of the main feeds in animal nutrition
4. parameters which determine the needs of the animals
5. parameters rationing of animals
6. breeding techniques of buffalo and cattle for milk and meat
7. rearing techniques of sheep
8. rearing techniques of goats
9.rearing techniques of pigs
10. the basic values of the quality of animal products
The main concern skills developed (skills):
1. Evaluate morphologically and physiologically an animal according to the standard types
2. Know how to describe morphologically an animal
3. To recognize an animal breed because of differential characteristics
4. Knowing how to read the tables of feed in animal science
5. Knowing how to read tables of needs of animals of various species, aptitude and category
6. Know how to design a simple ration for animals of various species, aptitude and category
7. Know how to analyze the technical differences of the various farms
The main behaviors include activated (interpersonal skills)
1. Always take into account the impact on the environment of all types of farming
2. Always take into account the risk to the health of consumers, linked to the farming techniques
3. The breeding as a synthesis of various skills (botanical, agricultural, animal husbandry, veterinary, economic, social, etc.) - Prerequisites
- The lessons does not require any prerequisites. However, it is required the ability to perform simple mathematical calculations and basic knowledge of animal biology.
- Teaching methods
- The lessons is organized in lectures in the classroom, with media, on the topics listed in the syllabus, and in practical lessons in the classroom or in the field on topics of troubleshooting with rationing, on recognition of the major breeds with ethnographic illustration of discriminating characteristics of each, and educational visits in the field at local farms.
- Other information
- No.
- Learning verification modality
- The oral examination must be preceded by the sending, one week before the oral examination, of a written, preparatory report (suitability for the oral test), which consists in calculating a simple ration for a category of livestock animals of your choice, along the lines of the exercises carried out during the course.
The oral examination consists of a discussion of about 30-40 minutes aimed at ascertaining the level of knowledge and understanding reached by the student on the topics presented in class and listed in the syllabus.
The questions will focus first on the fundamental aspects of the principles of animal feed, followed by the presentation of two slides on many genetic types, respectively, cattle, sheep or goats and pigs, of which the student will illustrate morphological evaluation, breed recognition, rearing techniques and quality of their productions. Overall, the oral test will check communication skills, the properties of language, the ability to apply the acquired skills and develop solutions in independent judgment. - Extended program
- Theoretical lessons
1) Outline of feed principles and their role in animal nutrition. Chemical and physiological feed assessment. Feed utilization by animals: digestibility and rumen degradability and influencing factors. Dry matter, energy and protein: an outline of the evaluation methods. Nutritional requirements and rationing methods of main livestock species. Characteristics of main feed categories. Notes on the influence of the techniques of feed preservation (hay, silage, drying) on their quality.
2) Animal morphology: body regions, morphological and functional types, coats.
3) Major farming systems of in livestock and their influence on the environment.
4) Ethnography.
5) General aspects on bovine animals. Technological aspects of farm management and buffalo.
6) Main breeds of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs raised in Italy: morphological differences, origin and spread, signs of reproductive and productive characters. Main rearing techniques, aspects to consider about management technologies. 7) Evidence on the environmental impact and the repercussions on product quality and consumer health.
Practical lessons
1) Aspects relating to the design of a ration for livestock: differentiation between dry matter and as fed, reading tables of feed, reading rationing tables of different livestock species, production attitude and category. Calculation of basic rations for farm animals.
2) Practical morpho-functional evaluation of farm animals.
Recognition differential genotypes of livestock species with use of multimedia or in the field.
3) Examples of farming systems, with the study in the field of practical issues and problems relating species, breeds, reproductive and productive parameters. Technologies for management of farms and their relapse on environmental issues and on health of consumers.