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Course code: BHS10027o14
Semester: 2014/2015 summer
Name: Animal Hygiene and Welfare
Major: Animal Science
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 4
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Dobrzański
Language of instruction: Polish / English
The course taught in English if the group has ≥6 students. The course taught in Polish with a possibility of support in English if the group has <6 students. Contact person: dr Przemysław Cwynar

Learning outcomes: Knowledge: student has the basic knowledge in the range of animal hygiene and welfare; student knows the basis of agrotechnology and breeding environment formation; student has general knowledge in the range of technology in animal production; student has the knowledge of animal breeding effect on the environment and possible dangers; student has the basic knowledge concerning physical, chemical and nutritional factors affecting breeding environment and animal welfare Skills:student is able to perform breeding environment state and animal health status assessment; student demonstrates an ability of interference in particular breeding stages and elimination of environmental threats using suitable methods; student has an ability of preparation of typical written works in Polish and foreign language considered as basic one for animal hygiene, concerning detailed issues, using basic theoretical aspects and various sources.

Competences: Student is able to bear responsibility for animal and breeding environment safety and protection; student is aware of significance of social, professional and ethical responisbility for natural environment formation and state, high quality food manufacturing and animal welfare; student is able to perform animal breeding taking care of their proper maintenance, health and safety in aware and responsible way; student is aware of the risk and is able to evaluate the results of activities performed in the range of widely understood agriculture and environment.

Prerequisites: biophysics, chemistry, animal physiology, general animal breeding

Course content: Effect of microclimatic conditions (UV radiation, lightning, air temperature and humidity, air movement, harmful gaseous admixtures, dust, noise) on animal health status and production level. Methods of environmental conditions optimization in livestock buildings (ventilation, heat balance of livestock buildings, animal beddings heat retention and functionality). Permissible systems of farm animals maintenance taking into account the aspects of welfare, biosafety, hygiene and environment protection. Good Breeding Practice Rules in animal production and food safety. The rules of animal transport. Conditions of maintenance of wild animals for breeding purposes, laboratory animals, and animals in zoological gardens.

Recommended literature: Borcz Z. 2000. Infrastruktura terenów wiejskich. Wyd. Elma AR. Wrocław. Dobrzański Z., Kołacz R. 1997. Przewodnik do ćwiczeń z zoohigieny. AR Wrocław Skowroński W. 1994. Wybrane zagadnienia fizyki budynków inwentarskich. Wyd. Wyższej Szkoły Inżynierskiej w Opolu. Wolski L. 1998. Mikroklimat w budynkach inwentarskich. PWN Warszawa. Normy polskie, dyrektywy i rozporządzenia UE dotyczące warunków utrzymania zwierząt i oddziaływania obiektów inwentarskich na środowisko. Roman Kołacz i Zbigniew Dobrzański. Higiena i dobrostan zwierząt gospodarskich. Podręcznik, AR we Wrocławiu, Wrocław 2006. BAT – Najlepsze Dostępne Techniki, wyd. MRiRW i MŚ. Warszawa 2005.

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