ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code: NWSS10018o12Semester: 2012/2013 summer
Name: Rudiments of Animal Production
Major: Commodity Science
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. Maciej Adamski
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: After completing the course student should know the state of animal production in Poland and worldwide, and directions of its development, know the specificity of various farm animal species husbandry, an influence of feeding, maintenance, care and performance on quality of animal products obtained, possibility of controlling of composition and quality of animal products as a result of different genetic practices and husbandry factors; know the results of large-scale breeding and various levels of production intensification. Skills: After completing the course student should know basic zootechnical nomenclature, topography of particular animal species, rules of particular technological groups and farm animal species breeding, principles of nutrition, maintenance, care and utilization of particular groups and species of farm animals, know the results of genetic improvement of animals and production intensification, know the possibilities and range of controlling of composition and quality of animal products, know rules of organic breeding of farm animals. Social skills (attitude): Understands the phenomena accompanying farm animals breeding and husbandry, especially an influence of production intensity on the quality of food produced, environment, health and welfare and productivity of animals.
Competences: Student understand the phenomena accompanying farm animals breeding and husbandry, especially an influence of production intensity on the quality of food produced, environment, health and welfare and productivity of animals.
Prerequisites: Animal biology and physiology
Course content: Conditions of milk production in Poland and worldwide; trends in animal production development; breeding and husbandry of particular farm animal species; specificity of husbandry and maintenance of various technological groups of farm animals; influence of production intensification on quality of food produced; results of production intensification and large-scale breeding on the environment, health, and performance of animals; practices with animals, project work, laboratory work and rules of some animal products assessment. Specificity of farm animals welfare.
Recommended literature: Chów i hodowla zwierząt. Wydawnictwo AR we Wrocławiu 2005, Praca zbiorowa pod redakcją T. Szulca Literatura uzupełniająca: Przewodnik do ćwiczeń, normy żywienia zwierząt.
Assessment methods: Written examination.
Comment: