- Docente: Luca Sardi
- Credits: 8
- SSD: AGR/19
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Luca Sardi (Modulo 1) Marco Tassinari (Modulo 2) Giovanna Martelli (Modulo 3)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2) Traditional lectures (Modulo 3)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Safety and Quality in Animal Production (cod. 8521)
Learning outcomes
Students acquire knowledge about the intensive and extensive (mainly related to open systems and breeding according to the dictates of the Organic Method) rearing of cattle and pigs.
In particular, the student is able to assess the factors which can affect the profitability of the farming-system, product quality, animal welfare, environmental impact and adopt the necessary strategies to improve these aspects
Course contents
The course will be divided into 3 areas:
- Farming of pigs (theoretical and practical lessons held by the
holder of course) - 30 hours
- Farming of cattle (theoretical and practical lessons held by Dr.
Marco Tassinari) - 30 hours
- sustainable livestock production and animal welfare (theoretical
and practical lessons held by Prof. Giovanna Martelli) -20
hours
The course aims to provide advanced knowledge and, above all,
practical technologies for the breeding of the species in
question.
At the beginning of the course will be given detailed guidance on the internal organization of theoretical and practical lessons.
Readings/Bibliography
materials (lecture notes) provided by the teachers
Assessment methods
The final grade of the course "Animal Production and Veterinary legislation " consists of the synthesis of the final evaluations of the different teachings course ("animal production" and "Animal protection and Veterinary legislation") .
Teaching tools
lectures
Practical
work at farms or training facilities outside of the Faculty
Office hours
See the website of Luca Sardi
See the website of Marco Tassinari
See the website of Giovanna Martelli