General Zootechnics

Code:

EAGR212

Acronym:

ZOOG

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Speciality Sciences

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Plannings
Course/CS Responsible:	First Degree in Engineering Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:CE	13	PE2007- Perfil Engenharia Agronómica	3	-	5	-	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Provide students with a set of theoretical and practical knowledge that will enable them grounded the various animal production systems understanding, enabling a contact with the different techniques and the specific operations of the productive areas studied. Provide concepts and knowledge of the main biological, environmental and socio-economic factors that underlie and condition the productive phenomena. It is intended that students understand how to organize and develop agricultural and livestock production, with due regard for animal welfare and production efficiency, bearing in mind the economic and environmental sustainability of production, with the ultimate goal of obtaining products quality for the food industry, pharmaceutical industry, power industry and the landscape and environmental level.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the course the student approach should be able to:

- Know the relative importance of animal science at national, European and global level, the main indicators used in animal husbandry;

- Identify the main characteristics of the different indigenous / exotic breeds, and relate them to the different production systems and functional skills;

- Characterization of different production systems and animal exploitation;

- Apply technical management of food, health, reproductive, prophylactic, for sustainable production;

- Designing, implementing various projects of livestock nature and properly size the infrastructure necessary

Working method

Presencial

Program

A. Theoretical Component

I. INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL SCIENCE

1. General concepts and their importance

2 . Panorama of Animal Production in the World , the European Union and Portugal

1.1 Segments of the production chain and conditioning factors

1.2 Production costs in the different productive branches / animal species

1.3 New Technologies applied to Animal Science

II . ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

1. extensive

2 . Semi - intensive

2 . intensive

3 . Organic production

III . CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MAJOR SPECIES / RACES OF INTEREST ZOOTECHNICAL

1. The cattle farming

1.1 Bovine Effective in Portugal and Worldwide

1.2 Area production of indigenous and exotic breeds

1.3 Morphological characteristics of the breeds

1.3.1 Breeds milk aptitude

1.3.2 Breeds carniolian fitness

1.4 Productive and Reproductive Performances

1.4.1 Lactation Curve

1.4.2 Growth Charts

1.5 Programs in cattle breeding

1.6 Livestock Facilities and Environmental Conditioning

2 . The sheep and goat farming

2.1 Description of the different production areas ovine and caprine

2.2 carniolian and milk production in goats and sheep

2.3 General characteristics of the species

2.4 productive skills ( Indigenous and exotic breeds )

2.4.1 Production of sheep and dairy goats

2.4.1.1 productive and reproductive cycle

2.4.1.2 Composition , quality and use of milk from sheep and goats .

2.4.2 Production of sheep and goat meat

2.4.2.1 Composition and quality of beef carcasses and

2.4.3 Production of fibers

2.5 Production Techniques in small ruminants

3 . The pig farm

3.1 The swine breeds ( Indigenous and exotic )

3.2 The production cycle

3.3. The process of breeding: feeding and general management programs

3.4 Growing and finishing pigs : feed management

3.5 Technical management of breeding pigs

4 . Future prospects of the species breeding

4.The Poultry

4.1 Characterization of poultry production in Portugal and Worldwide

4.2 Origin and domestication of the species

4.3 Major segments of poultry production

4.3.1 Production of broilers

4.3.2 Production of Laying 

4.4. The Patterns of Posture

4.5 The Incubation Technique

4.5.1 Embryogenesis and Sexing

4.6 Technical and economic performances

4.7. The Breeding and Selection of Birds

5 . The Equiniculture

5.1 The origin of Horses

5.2 Valuation Strategies Morpho- Functional of horse

5.3 Techniques and reproductive management feed

5.4 Facilities and Production Equipment

5.6 The Portuguese Breeds Equine

5.6.1 Characterization and productive skills

5.7 Valuation and sale of horses

6 . The Rabitts

6.1 Background of the rabbit sector production in Portugal and Europe

6.2 Historical evolution

6.3 Productive and Reproductive Characteristics

6.4 Qualitative and organolética Importance of rabbit

6.3 Requirements cunícolas holdings

7 . Alternative Animal Resource Production

7.1 Beekeeping and bee products

7.2 Production and Exploration Cynegetic

7.2.1 Production of Poultry hunting

7.2.2 Production of Mammals Cynegetic

8 . Brief approach to Animal Science Precision

B. COMPONENT PRACTICE

Conducting field work in farms near the campus of Agrarian Minnow, particularly for evaluation of biometric measurements of the races, evaluation infrastructure to implement aspects in dairy and meats.

Conducting study visits .

Mandatory literature

King J. O. L. John Oliver Letts; Introducción a la zootecnia. ISBN: 84-200-0461-8
Habault Paul; Elementos de zootecnia general. ISBN: 84-7114-035-7
Torrent Mollevi Mateo; Zootecnia básica aplicada. ISBN: 84-7003-254-2
Church D. C.; Basic animal nutrition and feeding. ISBN: 0-471-87514-7
Farner Donald S.; Photoperiodism in animals
Bowman John C.; An Introduction to Animal Breeding. ISBN: 0-7131-2446-6
Hafez B. 340; Reproduction in farm animals. ISBN: 9780683305777
Jean-Blain Marcel; Traité de zootechnie générale
Jarrige R. 340; Alimentação dos bovinos, ovinos e caprinos. ISBN: 972-1-03173-9

Teaching methods and learning activities

The activities of classroom work are distributed as follows: The lectures take place in the classroom , using the audiovisual media, with exposure of the material comprising the syllabus of the course. Practical classes and field classes will focus on visualization depicting the major operations management in different production animals (grooming, nail clipping, deworming, reproductive techniques , ...) videos , as well as direct contact with the various animal species (cattle, sheep , horses, pigs and chickens) , mainly for the demonstration of aspects related to reproductive, productive, food , hygiene and prophylaxis management . These aspects mentioned above , inserem.se a set of trips made ​​to farms of Entre Douro e Minho region. Seminars /alluding to topics of interest and relevant to aprofundizar and enrich learning knowledge assimilated in the course of theoretical and practical workshops will be organized . Non -face work activities concern the autonomous student work (study and research without explicit guidance from the teacher) .

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Teste	70,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	25,00
Frequência das aulas	75,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

For attendance course, the student has to compulsorily attend at least 75% of the practical classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Students can opt for continuous assessment and final examination. In the case of opting for continuous assessment, the final rating will be obtained by the arithmetic mean of the written evaluation and individual work (written report on one of the trips to carry) tests. Students are considered approved when they get a final score equal to or greater than 9.5. Students not approved and supposedly not undertake the written assessment test will be assessed in the final written exam on the materials taught in lectures, complete only if the completion of the 3rd element of assessment (individual work). Students are considered approved when they obtain final grade equal to or higher than 9.5

Examinations or Special Assignments

Practical work for students to develop special regime. This work will have a weight of 20% in the final standings.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students subject to special regimes (TE, DA, ...) will be assessed in the final exam with a weight for the final grade of 80%. The remaining 20% obtained by carrying out practical work.

Classification improvement

The grade improvement will always be held on the final exam. Students who have initially opted for continuous assessment, from the moment they deliver the exam to be corrected, the note used to calculate the final mark will always be the final exam, whether higher or lower than the weighted average of the tests . The final exam will represent 70% of the final grade.