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Course code: BBS10166o12Semester: 2012/2013 summer
Name: BIOLOGY OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION
Major: Biology
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 4
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr hab. Ewa Łukaszewicz, prof. nadzw.; dr hab. Wojciech Kruszyński; dr Przemysław Pokorny
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Student will posses the basic theoretical and practical knowledge of mammalian, avian and fish anatomy; oogenesis, vitellogenesis, steroidogenesis and spermatogenesis; egg formation, semen production and different methods of its evaluation; genetics and environmental factors affecting reproduction.
Competences: After completing the course student will be able to evaluate the reproductive potency of mammalian, birds and fishes using different techniques of analysis; will knew methods of semen storage and conservation in order to overcome problems related to reproduction; can be employed in laboratories working on semen evaluation and preservation.
Prerequisites: zoology, biochemistry ,cell biology, animal physiology
Course content: Biological basis of mammalian, bird and fish reproduction – anatomy of reproductive tract, oogenesis, spermatogenesis, fertilization, egg formation; genetics and environmental factors affecting reproduction; methods of reproduction, semen collection and female insemination; significance of artificial insemination in protection of genetic diversity of different species; techniques of evaluation the semen quality and fertilizing potency of spermatozoa; methods of semen preservation.
Recommended literature: 1. Sturkie’s avian physiology – G. Causey Whittow – Academic Press, wydanie piąte. 2. Biotechnologia zwierząt- Wierzchowski L., PWN, Warszawa 1997. 3. Biologia rozrodu zwierząt. 1. Biologiczne uwarunkowania wartości rozwodowej samicy – red. T. Krzymowski. Wydawnictwo UWM, Olsztyn, 2007. 4. Biologia rozrodu zwierząt. 2. Biologiczne uwarunkowania wartości rozwodowej samca – red. J. Strzeżek. Wydawnictwo UWM, Olsztyn, 2007. 5. Poultry genetics, breeding and biotechnology – W.M. Muir i S.E. Aggrey – CABI Publishing. 6. Reproduction in poultry – R.J. Etches – CAB International. 7. Hodowla i użytkowanie drobiu – E. Świerczewska – Wydawnictwo SGGW, Warszawa, 2003. 8. Bieniarz K., Epler P. Rozród ryb. AR Kraków, 1991 9. Devlin R.H., Nagahama Y. Sex determination and sex differentiation in fish: an overview of genetic, physiological, and environmental influences. Aquaculture (2002) 208: 191-364 10. Heese T., Przybyszewski C. Życie ryb. WSI Koszalin, 1993
Assessment methods: Completion of laboratory training and knowledge given during lectures; minimum 70% of knowledge to pass.
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