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Course code: BBS10149f12Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: Birds amoung and behind us
Major: Biology
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 5
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: Dr hab. Ewa Łukaszewicz
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Student will posses the basic theoretical and practical knowledge allowing to recognize the different poultry species, their specifics and performances; will knew the rules of avian egg incubation; biology of bird embryo development and postnatal growth; ability of bird application in commercial poultry production, functional properties of eggs, slaughter value of broiler chicken.
Competences: After completing the course student will be able to work in hatcheries and farms concerned with keeping bird of different species.
Prerequisites: zoology, animal physiology, animal reproduction
Course content: Birds significance in nature and food production; external morphology and performances of birds; technology of egg incubation, embryo development and postnatal growth, biological analysis of egg incubation; nutritive and functional properties of hen eggs, evaluation of slaughter value of broiler chickens.
Recommended literature: 1. Bielańska-Osuchowska Z.: Embriologia. PWR i L, Warszawa 1993. 2. Craford R.D.: Poultry breeding and genetics. Elsevier 1990. 3. Etches R.J.: Reproduction in poultry. – CAB International. 4. Hanzok J. Wielki atlas ptaków. PWR i L, Warszawa 1976. 5. Horbańczuk J.O.: Strusie, Auto-Graf, Warszawa 2003. 6. Jabłoński K., Gorazdowski M.: Kury ozdobne. Agencja wydawnicza „Ergos”, Warszawa 2002. 7. Kubasiewicz M. Zarys anatomii zwierząt domowych. PWN. Warszawa 1980. 8. Miesięcznik „Polskie Drobiarstwo”. 9. Pudyszak K.: Drób Ozdobny. Oficyna Wydawnicza „HOŻA”- Warszawa 2003. 10. Schone F., Peschke F.: Amatorska hodowla kur. Wydawnictwo „Zagroda”, 2006. 11. Stern A.: Przydomowy chów drobiu. Oficyna Wydawnicza „MULTICO”, Warszawa, 2003. 12. Sturkie P. Fizjologia zwierząt. PWR i L, Warszawa 1970.
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