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Course code: BHS10042f12
Semester: 2012/2013 summer
Name: POULTRY BREEDING AND REPRODUCTION (II)
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. Ewa Łukaszewicz
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Student will posses the basic theoretical and practical knowledge on evaluation the morphology of fancy fowl breeds, pheasants, guinea fowls, quails and ostriches; on reproductive cells biology, embryo development and biological analysis of egg incubation; will knew the methods of short- and long term semen storage and gene pools conservation.

Competences: After completing the course student will be able to manage production at different farms with fancy fowls and other species recognized as poultry; can be employed in hatcheries and organizations working on avian gene pools preservation.

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of poultry production

Course content: Morphological characteristics and performances of fancy fowls, pheasants, guinea fowls, quails and ostriches; technologies of egg incubation; embryonic development of birds; biological analysis of incubation; methods of short- and long term avian semen storage and gene pools conservation.

Recommended literature: Bielańska-Osuchowska Z.: Embriologia, PWRiL, Warszawa 1993 Horbańczuk J.O.: Strusie, Auto-Graf, Warszawa 2003 Rutkowski A.: Przepiórki, PWRiL, Poznań 2000 Stern A.: Przydomowy chów drobiu, Multico, Warszawa 1995 Schone F., Peschke F.: Amatorska hodowla kur. Wydawnictwo „Zagroda”, 2006 Świerczewska E., Wężyk S., Horbańczuk J.O.: Chów drobiu, Oficyna Wydawnicza, „Hoża” 1999 Świerczewska E., Stępińska M., Niemiec.: Chów kur, Fundacja-Rozwój SGGW, Warszawa 1999 Wierzchowski L.: Biotechnologia zwierząt, PWN, Warszawa 1997

Assessment methods: Completion of laboratory and field training - written test after semester V Minimum 60% of knowledge to pass

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