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Course details
Course code: BHS20098f13
Semester: 2013/2014 summer
Name: ORGANISATION OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION IN EUROPEAN UNION
Major: Animal Science
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 0
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 20 / 40
Lecturer: dr hab. Marian Kuczaj, prof. nadzw.
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: W01 – is able to point and characterize mandatory law regulations concerning fulfillment of standards in the range of environment protection, public health of human, farm animals, health status of plants as well as identification and registration of animals [BH2_W03; BH2_W05;]; W02 – has the knowledge concerning the rules of direct subsidies taking into consideration cross compliance requirements [BH2_W15]; W03 – lists and defines forms of farms organization and systems of farm animals maintenance [BH2_W10]; W04 – knows and characterizes modern technologies of animal production according to mandatory law regulations [BH2_W06]; W05 – knows kinds and properties of animal products taking into consideration applied production technologies and points methods of their quality assessment [BH2_W07]. Skills: U01 – is able to assess the state of environment and animals health on agricultural farms included in the system of direct subsidies and select suitable methods of their improvement using cross compliance rules [BH2_U10]; U02 – has an ability of an adjustment of technologies used in animals production to cross compliance rules requirements [BH2_U08]; U03 – is able to analyze and assess fulfillment of cross compliance requirements on a farm and calculate the points which are attributed to observed unconformity, as well as assess percentage range of direct subsidies decreases [BH2_U11]; U04 – is able to assess in detail more important elements deciding animal welfare and plan and implement to animal production regulations concerning minimum conditions of particular farm animals maintenance [BH2_U07].

Competences: Personal and social competences (attitudes and behaviors): K01 – understands the need of professional qualifications improving for the whole life [BH2_K01]; K02 – is aware responsibility of production of safe food for consumer, animal welfare and natural environment managing and state [BH2_K05]; K03 – presents the knowledge of activities aimed at limiting the risk and predicting results of activity in the range of widely understood agriculture and environment [BH2_K06]; K04 – understands significance of OSH rules obeying in farm animals service [BH1_K06].

Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Detailed breeding of farm animals

Course content: Course contents: Cross compliance rules in agricultural farms and direct subsidies, standards in the range of: environment protection, public health of human, animal health, plants health, animals identification and registration, animals welfare and good agricultural practice, modern technologies and animal production, animals herd and animal products quality management, farm animals transport.

Recommended literature: 1. Kuczaj M.: Hodowla bydła – Wymogi prawne WPR, Wyd. M. Kuczaj 2013; 2. Kołacz R., Dobrzański Z.: Higiena i dobrostan zwierząt gospodarskich, Wyd. AR Wrocław 2006; 3. Litwińczuk Z. (red.): Ochrona zasobów genetycznych zwierząt gospodarskich i dziko żyjących, Wyd. PWRiL Warszawa 2011; 4. Małysz J., Trziszka T.: Rynek rolny w świetle wymogów Unii Europejskiej, Wyd. AR Wrocław 1998; 5. Broszura Cross compliance: www.arimr.gov.pl 6. http://www.agronews.com.pl, www.europa.eu, www.eur-lex.europa.eu, www.agroinfo.pl, www.arr.gov.pl, www.mrr.gov.pl, www.wetgiw.gov.pl.

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