Unit IMPROVEMENT OF REPRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY AND ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
- Course
- Animal science
- Study-unit Code
- A003318
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Lakamy Sylla
- Teachers
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- Lakamy Sylla
- Hours
- 54 ore - Lakamy Sylla
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2024
- Offered
- 2025/26
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline zootecniche e delle produzioni animali
- Sector
- VET/10
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Basic knowledge of male and female reproductive anatomy and physiology of reproduction in farm animals.Spermatogenesis. Testicular thermoregulation. Gamete transport and fertilization. Estrus detection in farm animals. Techniques of artificial insemination, estrous manipulation and embryo transfer in farm animals. Breeding soundness examination of male and female. More frequent female e male genital tract abnormalities in farm animals
- Reference texts
- HAFEZ E. Biologia e tecnologia della riproduzione nelle specie animali di interesse zootecnico. Ed italiana a cura di Seren E. Bono G. Tamanini C. Grasso Bologna
- Educational objectives
- Good knowledge of artificial insemination tecniques and pathophysiology of main diseases of farm animal genital tract
- Prerequisites
- In order to understand the contents of the course, the student must have acquired the necessary knowledge imparted in the courses of Anatomy an Physiology
- Teaching methods
- Theoric Lectures and practical activities Fresh and frozen semen analysis Estrous detection in farm animals Simulation of artificial insemination on slaugtherhouse bovine genital tract Preparation of artificial insemination instruments
- Learning verification modality
- Oral exam of about 30 minutes that has the objective to verify the level of knowledge achieved by the student relative to the content of the programs, the properties of language and the ability to synthesize. Focus on breeding soundness examination, ethiopathogenesis of male and female genital tract diseases, artificial insemination techniques, semen collection and analysis, estrous cycle manipulation in domestic animals.
- Extended program
- Basic knowledge of male and female reproductive anatomy and physiology of reproduction in farm animals. Puberty. Reproductive endocrinology. Estrous cycle, ovulation. Spermatogenesis. testicular thermoregulation. Gamete transport and fertilization. Estrus detection. breeding, pregnancy, parturition and involution. Techniques of artificial insemination, estrous manipulation and embryo transfer. Diagnosis of pregnancy. Breeding soundness examination of male and female. More frequent female e male genital tract abnormalities