Animal Production I

Code:

MV314

Acronym:

PAI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Animal Production

Instance: 2007/2008 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Veterinary Clinics
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Masters Degree in Veterinary Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMV	56	Plan 2007 to 2017	3	-	4	64	108

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To understand the production systems in which animal species with greater commercial importance are explored and in which students, in the near future, as veterinarians, will participate.

Program

I. Program - Theoretical Teaching (30 hours)
PART I - GENERAL ASPECTS
1. 1. Framework, objectives and teaching methodologies and assessment of knowledge
2. Animal Production?
2.1. Concepts of animal husbandry and animal production
2.2. Evolution and future of animal production
2.3. Factors affecting livestock production
2.3.1. Environmental and biological
2.3.2. Human
2.4. Animal biotype
PART II - ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
3. Animal production systems
3.1. Extensive systems
3.2. Intensive systems
PART III - PRODUCTION OF DAIRY CATTLE
4. The actual dairy cow
4.1. Milk as food for man
4.2. Biological and economical efficiencies of milk production
5. Milk production in Portugal
5.1. Historical background
5.2. Scheme for classification and payment of milk
6. Rearing of dairy heifers
6.1. Growth in the pre-pubertal period
6.2. Management and development of the mammary gland
7. Production and reproduction of adult cows
7.1. Production targets
7.2. Energetic balance
7.3. Feeding disorders
8. Feeding the dairy cow
8.1. Factors affecting nutrient requirements
8.2. Type of cows in the farm
8.3. Feeding strategies
9. Manipulation of milk composition
9.1. Breeding
9.2. Feeding
10. Facilities for dairy cows
10.1. Housing systems
10.2. Milking
10.3. Milking parlours
PART IV - PRODUCTION OF BEEF CATTLE
11. Bases of meat production
11.1. Growth and development
11.2. Manipulation of carcass composition and growth
12. Genetic resources
12.1. Indigenous
12.2. Exotics
13. Systems of beef production
13.1. Animals from dairy farms
13.2. Intensive fattening
13.3. More extensive systems
PART V - LAST WORDS IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION I
II. Program - Practical Teaching (30 hours)
PART I - STUDY VISITS
PART II - FEEDS
PART III - FORMULATION OF DIETS FOR DAIRY COWS
PART IV - ANALYSIS OF LACTATION CURVES

Mandatory literature

AFRC Commitee on Responses to Nutrients; Energy and Protein Requirements of Ruminants, CAB International, 1993. ISBN: 0851987192
AFRC Commitee on Responses to Nutrients; ; Energy and Protein Requirements of Ruminants, CAB International, 1993. ISBN: 0851987192

Teaching methods and learning activities

The exposure of theoretical issues is supported by the use of different materials (slides, video, multimedia). The practical training consists of practical classes where a calculator and computer are crucial.

Evaluation Type

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	76,00
	Exame	1,00		2007-11-05
	Exame	1,00		2008-01-12
	Teste	1,00		2008-01-07
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

To be admitted to the final exam, students have to attend practical classes (75% of planned) and conduct a practical examination of formulating diets on the computer.

Calculation formula of final grade

In the case of continuous assessment, the final mark will be calculated by assigning weights of 45% to test 1, 45% to test 2, and 10% to the practical test of formulating diets (only the final score is rounded to units). For students who choose not to perform both tests the score will be calculated by assigning weights of 90% to the exam, and 10% to the practical examination (formulation of diets) (only the final score is rounded to units). Students who obtain a final mark of 10 (ten) are considered approved.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Practical examination of formulating diets on the computer, two tests (the realization of the second test is conditional on obtaining a minimum score of 8 points in the first test, the minimum score in the second test is 7).

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students subject to special regimes (TE, DA, ...) will be assessed in the final exam and will have to conduct a practical examination of formulating diets on the computer. The final grade will be calculated as above

Classification improvement

Students who opt for continuous assessment can try to improve the classification performing the final exam. But from the moment you deliver the examination to be corrected, the grade used to calculate the final mark will always be the final exam, whether above or below the weighted average of the two tests.