Unit ANIMAL PRODUCTION
- Course
- Food science and technology
- Study-unit Code
- 80004206
- Curriculum
- Tecnologie agro-alimentari
- Teacher
- Francesco Panella
- Teachers
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- Francesco Panella
- Hours
- 60 ore - Francesco Panella
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2016
- Offered
- 2017/18
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Academic discipline
- AGR/19
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- ITALIAN
- Contents
- Management and strains in dairy herds, beef, poultry, rabbit and in aquaculture
- Reference texts
- Slides on line
- Educational objectives
- The aim of the course is to give adequate knowledge on the fundamental aspects of animal production.The main knowledge gained will be:Morphological evaluation of the animals;Knowledge of the animal body regions;Knowledge of principal cattle, sheep, goat, and swine breeds and their products;Basics of acquaculture, poultry and rabbit.The student will be able to apply the knowledge acquired, obtaining the following capabilities (skills):recognize the main breeds;know the main livestock products;understand quantitative and qualitative parameters of animal production.
- Prerequisites
- The examination requires knowledge of the basics of biology.
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, laboratory exercises for the qualitative detection of food of animal origin, guided tours.
- Learning verification modality
- The exam includes an oral exam consisting of a discussion of about 30-40 minutes aimed to ascertaining the level of knowledge and understanding reached by the student on the topics presented in class and listed in the program.
- Extended program
- Introduction to livestock production Livestock products Morphological types Macro-region of the head Macro-region of the trunk Breast Macro-region of the limbs Beef Pork Quantitative traits meat production Slaughter weights Qualitative characteristics of meat Types of dairy farming Demographic parameters and management in dairy cattle Demographic parameters and management in dairy sheep Technical Prod. bullock French beef cattle breeds Italian beef cattle breeds Intensive pig breeds and breeding management Extensive pig races and breeding management Sheep meat Dairy cattle Dual purpose cattle Buffalo Ewes Goats Aquaculture Poultry and Rabbit