2024
Animal Production
Name: Animal Production
Code: ZOO15237I
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Animal Science
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Learning Goals
The skills to be acquired are developed in two areas: scientific and professional. On the scientific view, it is intended to provide the student with the concepts and knowledge for the elaboration of alternative critical thinking about modern animal production. The aim is to create conditions for the student to be able to identify and understand less efficient productive situations and to elaborate working hypotheses that study possible inefficiency's factors. On the professional view, it is intended that the student can perform more everyday tasks in animal husbandry according to low-stress handling procedures. Also, to evaluate productive realities, and to develop critical thinking that nurtures different approaches and promotes alternative productive responses.
Contents
Abiotic and biotic factors and organization of extensive production systems of ruminants. Product cycle of ruminants extensive production systems. Rearing systems and climate change. Footprint and carbon sequestration in extensive ruminant production systems. Pig production - intensive and extensive systems. Organization, structure and production cycles. Feeding and reproductive management. Birth, lactation and weaning and fattening. Environmental management. Milk production systems and modalities. Feeding strategies and particularities of dairy cow nutrition. Integration of feeding and reproductive management. Milking: equipment and good practices. Particular highlights in the management of calves and replacement heifers.
Teaching Methods
Conditioned by the time limits of the CU., it has opted for distribution of the programmatic contents that would accomplish the double objective of presenting the subjects and later consolidating them, revisiting them throughout the program. In this way, it is possible to highlight the importance of functional interdependencies and a better understanding of the subjects. Some of the themes explained in other CU, are also recovered to consolidate the new topics.
The evaluation is carried out by 2 tests covering each half of the subjects taught. The student needs to obtain a minimum of 9.5 values in both tests to approval the UC. The student also has the option to take a final exam, taking all the subjects.
The evaluation is carried out by 2 tests covering each half of the subjects taught. The student needs to obtain a minimum of 9.5 values in both tests to approval the UC. The student also has the option to take a final exam, taking all the subjects.
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