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Course details
Course code: BHS20368f15
Semester: 2015/2016 summer
Name: Management of Nucleus Herds Of Pigs
Major: Animal Science
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 3
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 20 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż Jerzy Akińcza
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: Students: W1- have advanced economical, legal and social knowledge connected with pigs breeding; W2 - have particularity knowledge from the production of pigs. Skills: Students: U1 - can search, interpret and analyse data from breeding documents; U2 - understand andapply appropriate information technologies in the acquisition and processing of information in the field of pig breeding.

Competences: Students: K1 - understands the need forskills throughout life and can work in a group

Prerequisites: Basic knowledgeassociated with microcomputer hardware support. Basic knowledge of breeding and rearing of pigs.

Course content: The lawand procedure at startup of pig nucleus breeding farms in Poland. Organization and management of pigs breeding farm using computer software AnaPig. Preparing the documentation in nucleus herds. Keeping electronic "Book registration of animals" and marking of pigs according to Animal Identification and Registration System. Marking of breeding pigs - corresponding to the electronic encoding of information in the POLSUS system. Performance test of fattening and slaughter of breeding youth, the license boars, qualification of crossbreed boars, the qualification of purebred and crossbreed gilts. Analysis of useful indicators of the pigs nucleus herd. Selection of pigs and repair of herd.

Recommended literature: Grudniewska B.- Hodowla i użytkowanie świń.,1998, ART Olsztyn AnaPig - Komputerowa obsługa stada świń. Usługi informatyczne Leszek Mroczko. infoPOPLSUS – Ogólnopolski Biuletyn dla hodowców i producentów trzody chlewnej Wyniki oceny trzody chlewnej w 2013 roku, Polski Związek Hodowców i Producentów Trzody Chlewnej „POLSUS” Warszawa 2014 Polsus Top Genetics 2013 Ustawa z dnia 29 czerwca 2007 r. o organizacji hodowli i rozrodzie zwierząt gospodarskich Dz. U. 2007 nr 133 poz. 921, z 2008 r. Nr 171, poz. 1056, z 2009 r. Nr 223, poz. 1775, z 2010 r. Nr 127, poz. 857. Z 2011 r. Nr 106, poz. 622. (tekst jednolity 1.07.2011) Ustawa z dnia 2 kwietnia 2004 r. o systemie identyfikacji i rejestracji zwierząt (Dz. U. z 2008 r. Nr 204, poz. 1281 z późniejszymi zmianami Dz. U. z 2008 r. Nr 204, poz. 1281, z 2009 r. Nr 116, poz. 976, z 2012 r. poz. 1529. (tekst jednolity 01.01.2013) Ustawa z dnia 7 lipca 2005 r., o ubezpieczeniach upraw rolnych i zwierząt gospodarskich (Dz. U. 2005, Nr 150, poz. 1249, 2006, Nr 120, poz. 825, Nr 157, poz. 1119, 2007, Nr 49, poz. 328, 2008, Nr 145, poz. 918, 2009, Nr 18, poz. 97, z 2011 r. Nr 106, poz. 622.)(tekst jednolity 1.07.2011)

Assessment methods: Assessmentof progress in learning and activities on the basis of three written tests (consist of 20 test questions from exercises and lectures - duration of test 45 minutes) - verification of knowledge (W1 and W2) and skills (U1 I U2) and oral answers during exercises is the competence (K1) verification. Presence onthe exercises is mandatory; student can only have one unexcused absence. When absence is excused, student is required to pass the appropriate part of the material. Assessment of exercises isbased on average grade. The rating scale and the percentage of good answers: 3.0 - 55%; 3.5 - 65%; 4 - 70%, 4.5 - 85%, 5.0 - 90%. Passing the course on the basis of exercise pass. The prerequisites to obtain an average of 3,0 in all established learning outcomes.

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