2025
Current Issues and New Trends in Meat Production
Name: Current Issues and New Trends in Meat Production
Code: ZOO10424M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Animal Science
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Aims:
To provide knowledge and stimulate students? autonomy to decide for the methodologies and productive systems more adjusted to specific situations. To decide on the best available instruments / approaches to increase the bio-economic efficiency of meat production.
Competences:
To realize what a specific situation is/means, to identify and to understand the main constraints, to solve problems or to apply the most appropriate technological solution, being able to clearly communicate knowledge and to argue for their decisions.
To provide knowledge and stimulate students? autonomy to decide for the methodologies and productive systems more adjusted to specific situations. To decide on the best available instruments / approaches to increase the bio-economic efficiency of meat production.
Competences:
To realize what a specific situation is/means, to identify and to understand the main constraints, to solve problems or to apply the most appropriate technological solution, being able to clearly communicate knowledge and to argue for their decisions.
Contents
Characterization of the current situation and future opportunities inherent to the various animal production sectors, following along these lines: sustainability and interrelation with different environments, bio-economic efficiency (breeds; potential and adequate selection; production systems and modalities; and problematic of production approaches) and innovation, end-product segmentation and additional added value.
Teaching Methods
The curricular unit adopts a theoretical-practical methodology centred on the student, aligned with an active, participatory, problem-solving pedagogical model.
Theoretical and practical classes integrate the structured presentation of key content with the analysis and discussion of real-life scenarios. Active student participation, guided debate and critical reflection are encouraged.
Practical activities and exposure to the professional environment include study visits and participation in seminars or congresses in the field, providing interaction with real-world contexts and experts. The course also incorporates the visualisation and critical analysis of multimedia elements to facilitate a broader understanding of the topics taught.
Theoretical and practical classes integrate the structured presentation of key content with the analysis and discussion of real-life scenarios. Active student participation, guided debate and critical reflection are encouraged.
Practical activities and exposure to the professional environment include study visits and participation in seminars or congresses in the field, providing interaction with real-world contexts and experts. The course also incorporates the visualisation and critical analysis of multimedia elements to facilitate a broader understanding of the topics taught.
Assessment
Grading in this course may be based on one or more of the following assessment methods:
a) Continuous evaluation
Continuous evaluation includes the following components:
Individual monograph on a specific discipline-related topic, focusing on critical analysis and practical application of the content. This includes a seminar presentation and discussion, and is evaluated based on scientific quality, technical foundation and synthesis capacity, as well as performance in the presentation and discussion. This accounts for 50% of the final grade.
Individual written final exam: 50% of the final grade.
To pass the course, students must obtain a minimum grade of 9.5 in the final exam and a final grade of at least 9.5.
b) Final assessment
The final assessment consists of an individual written final exam to be taken during the final assessment period. This exam corresponds to 100% of the final grade. This exam is intended to assess the acquisition and integration of theoretical knowledge, as well as the ability to apply it to concrete situations, including problem analysis and resolution.
To pass the course, students must obtain a minimum grade of 9.5 points.
a) Continuous evaluation
Continuous evaluation includes the following components:
Individual monograph on a specific discipline-related topic, focusing on critical analysis and practical application of the content. This includes a seminar presentation and discussion, and is evaluated based on scientific quality, technical foundation and synthesis capacity, as well as performance in the presentation and discussion. This accounts for 50% of the final grade.
Individual written final exam: 50% of the final grade.
To pass the course, students must obtain a minimum grade of 9.5 in the final exam and a final grade of at least 9.5.
b) Final assessment
The final assessment consists of an individual written final exam to be taken during the final assessment period. This exam corresponds to 100% of the final grade. This exam is intended to assess the acquisition and integration of theoretical knowledge, as well as the ability to apply it to concrete situations, including problem analysis and resolution.
To pass the course, students must obtain a minimum grade of 9.5 points.
Teaching Staff
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