ECTS
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Course details
Course code: RTSS10329o14Semester: 2014/2015 winter
Name: The basis of animal production
Major: Agricultural and Forestry Engineering
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. Maciej Adamski
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes:
Competences: Knows and understands the subjects connected to environment functioning and saving.
Prerequisites: Zoology; Phisiology
Course content: Conditions of milk production in Poland and worldwide; trends in animal production development; breeding and husbandry of particular farm animal species; specificity of husbandry and maintenance of various technological groups of farm animals; influence of production intensification on quality of food produced; results of production intensification and large-scale breeding on the environment, health, and performance of animals; practices with animals, project work, laboratory work and rules of some animal products assessment.
Recommended literature: 1. Litwińczuk, A., 2004, Surowce Zwierzęce – ocena i wykorzystanie, PWR i L, Warszawa. 2. Kołacz, R., Dobrzański, Z.., 2006, Higiena i dobrostan zwierząt gospodarskich, WAR, Wrocław. 3. Szulc T., 2005, Chów i Hodowla Zwierząt, WAR, Wrocław
Assessment methods: Knowledge: The course ends up with a graded assignment of lectures. The graded assignment of tutorials is based on the mean of degrees on the particular parts: feeding, particular species of farm animals. After each part there is a test, retake is in the verbal form. Skills: The evaluation and interpretation as well as practical usage of collected data. The right connection of type, sort and parameters of farm, feeding base and feeding system, making a good choice of breed, maintenance system as well as welfare, production efficiency. Identification of basic fodders in animal feeding. Competences: The evaluation of correctness in usage of welfare principles, respect to copyrights law and the correct interpretation in a field of environment saving.
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