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Course code: BHS10040f11Semester: 2011/2012 summer
Name: SMALL RUMINANTS USE
Major: Animal Science
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 6
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Piotr Nowakowski
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Knowledge of small ruminants specific species biology, which play global or niche role in animal production is gained (sheep – including hair sheep, goats, fallow deer and elk, camelids of a new world).
Competences: Different approaches in organizing production systems are known and person is able to compare biologic and economic efficiency of small ruminants production systems to others in a broad perspective (not curtailed to only 1 region or a country).
Prerequisites: Small ruminants basic course
Course content: small ruminants specific species biology (sheep – including hair sheep, goats, fallow deer and elk, camelids of a new world); behavioral traits as a result of interaction species/breed – environment; forage resources and systems of small ruminants feeding in the world; services of small ruminants to the environment – landscape conservation; systems of production in the Sothern and Northern hemisphere; estimation of biological efficiency of small ruminants systems of production as well as technical and economic indices calculation.
Recommended literature: Preston T.R., Leng R.A. (1987) Matching ruminant production systems with available resources in the tropics and subtropics. Penambul Books, Armidale Coop I.E. (Editor) (1982): Sheep and Goat Production. World Animal Science (C 1), Elsevier Tansey G., D’Silva J. (editors) (1999) The Meat Business – Devouring a Hungry Planet. Earthscan Publications Ltd, London Mason I.L. (1996) A World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties. CAB International Reinken G., Hartfiel W., Kőrner E. (1990) Deer Farming – A practical guide to German techniques. Farming Press Books, UK Small Ruminant Research (Elsevier: journal)
Assessment methods: Compulsory pass classes
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