Domestic Animal Nutrition and Production BiologyLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The students deepen their competences in biology, nutrition and metabolism of farm animals. They are able to apply this information to improve production, health and welfare.

Content

Nutritional chemistry, nutritional physiology and microbiology, secondary metabolism and precursors of animal products, ethological theories and examples in farm animals, immunology and maintaining of health

Qualifications

Common studies on animal husbundry

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students can recognize and define biological concepts and are able to give examples on significance and applications of these, regarding animal feeding, production and welfare

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students can explain the significance of these concepts and are able to describe applications of the theory for practical situations. They can compare biological characteristics of different animals.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students can validate the significance of the bilogical phenomena in different animals. They are able to evaluate their competence as well as enlarge and deepen it by independent acquisition of information and applying the results for practical examples.

Materials

Castren, H. 1997. Kotieläinten käyttäytyminen ja hyvinvointi. Mikkeli : Helsingin yliopisto, maaseudun tutkimus- ja koulutuskeskus McDonald, P. ; Edwards, R.A ; Greenhalgh, J.F.D. 2011. Animal nutrition. Harlow: Pearson Education. 7th ed. (or other edition)