Unit FEEDSTUFF TECHNIQUE AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEEDING EFFICIENCY
- Course
- Animal science
- Study-unit Code
- A003312
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Sergio De Vincenzi
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2023
- Offered
- 2023/24
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa integrata
NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC PATHOLOGY
| Code | GP000826 |
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| CFU | 3 |
| Teacher | Maria Chiara Marchesi |
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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) |
| Language of instruction | Italian |
| Contents | The form includes the study of nutritional and metabolic pathologies of dairy cows. Therefore will be summarily recovered some topics in Physiology and biochemistry of rumen to understand etiopathogenic mechanisms underlying these diseases and possible principles of prophylaxis. They will also consider some secondary diseases to metabolic and nutritional disorders that contribute to cause reductions in productive performances. The module provides for the study of main udder pathologies, like primary and secondary pathologies to the nutritional metabolic balances of BLAP |
| Reference texts | Nutrizione e metabolismo della vacca da latte. Alessandro Fantini. Point Veterinarie Italie. Giovanni Ballarini: Malattie della Bovina da Latte ad alta produzione. Bruno Moretti: Malattie della mammella del bovino. Material will be provided by the teacher and will consist of lecture slides and scientific articles relating to the topics of study |
| Educational objectives | This module aims to give information about the metabolism of cattle in order to understand some of the metabolic and nurtritional umbalances that lead to performance reduction. We will go through managerial and nutritional factors that may cause production diseases, with the aim of preventing them. We will focus more on nutritional managment of dayri cattle during the different production phases. |
| Teaching methods | The module is organized as follows: -lectures conducted by the teacher responasabile the form, about the topics listed in the program; - 1 seminar on the management of emergencies in the stable, held by veterinarians who practice in the area; - 1 seminar on the nutritional-metabolic pathologies of the pig, held by veterinarians who practice pig breeding; - 1 seminar on the nutritional-metabolic pathologies of sheep and goats, held by veterinarians who practice sheep and goat breeding. The seminars will be followed by the out-study at cattle, pig and sheep and goat farms in collaboration with the Veterinarians and the staff who intervene within the farms. |
| Extended program | Program: - Introduction: basic elements concerning metabolismo. - Definition of nutritional and metabolic pathologies and main effects on the immune system (peripartal immunodepression) and productions; - Energy metabolism and its imbalances (ketosis, acidosis and related syndromes, lean cow syndrome, fat cow syndrome); -Mineral metabolism and its imbalances (puerperal hypocalcemic collapse, ground cow syndrome, tetanies); -Nitrogen metabolism and its imbalances (-urea poisoning, rumen alkalosis); -Laboratory monitoring of the metabolic status of dairy cattle (blood, urine, milk); - Breast diseases related to nutritional and metabolic pathology; - Elements of prophylaxis of the main metabolic and nutritional pathologies (management of dairy cattle calving peripartum). |
| Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile |
FEEDSTUFF TECHNIQUE
| Code | A003313 |
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| CFU | 3 |
| Teacher | Sergio De Vincenzi |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Affine/integrativa |
| Area | Attività formative affini o integrative |
| Academic discipline | AGR/18 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Language of instruction | Italian. |
| Contents | A. Feed production and feed factory. B. Siimple and compound feeds. C. Industrial treatments: technologies and purposes. D. Legislation. |
| Reference texts | Didactic material provided by the teacher. Consultation texts 1) Aghina C., Maletto S. - Tecnica Mangimistica, Soc. Ed. Esculapio (BO). 1979; 2) Piccioni M. - Dizionario degli alimenti per il bestiame, Edagricole (BO). 1989; 3) Cevolani D. - Prontuario degli alimenti per il suino. Edagricole (BO). |
| Educational objectives | Provide basic knowledge of feed manufacturing and technology taking into account the specific digestive-metabolic aspects of the livestock and pets of greatest interest and the main legislative standards. |
| Prerequisites | Basic knowledge of nutrition and animal feeding. |
| Teaching methods | Theoretical lectures: in the classroom or remotely with illustration of ppt presentations. Practical lesson: in the classroom or at a feed mill. |
| Other information | -- |
| Learning verification modality | Oral exam, lasting about 30 or 40 minutes, aimed at ascertaining the student's level of knowledge, the language property and the ability to connect between the topics. The possibility of ascertaining the knowledge acquired by the student through the discussion of a ppt presentation will be evaluated. |
| Extended program | Introduction to the course. A. Feed production and feed factory - Feed production in Italy and worldwide. Trade associations. The feed factory: structures, plant design and work organization. Flowchart. Processing schedules and costs. Cereals, seeds and other simple feed. Commodity exchanges. The purchase contracts for simple feed and the selection of suppliers. B. Management of simple and compound feed - Quality control: reception, storage and handling of raw materials. Main technological and nutritional additives. Premix and medicated feed. The manual and computerized formulation of compound feed. Types of finished feed. Labeling. Packaging and transportation. Good production practices. HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) and self-check manual. Molds and mycotoxins. Food parasites. Pest control. Cross contamination. Fraud. C. Industrial treatments: technologies and purposes - Preliminaries: cleaning, sieving, aspiration, air separation, decortication, stripping, peeling. Size reduction: grinding, crushing, rolling. Cooking: toasting, flaking extrusion, , expansion, infrared micronization. Dosage. Mixing. Adding liquids: molassing and greasing. Other treatments: pelleting, crumbling. D. Legislation - Food safety and feed responsibility: main national and European legislation in the sector and discipline penalty. Judicial litigation: the role of technical consultants. • Reg. EC 178/2002 and EC 183/2005. • Reg. EC 1829/2003 and 1830/2003. • Reg. EC 1831/2003. • Reg. EC 767/2009. • Reg. EC 152/2009, EC 691/2013 and EU 2017/625. • Reg. EC 68/2013, EU 2017/1017 and UE 2022/1104. • Reg. EC 51/2013 and 56/2013. • Reg. EC 893/2017. • Reg. EU 2019/4. |