- Docente: Paolo Bosi
- Credits: 6
- SSD: AGR/17
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Paolo Bosi (Modulo 1) Luca Fontanesi (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Safety and Quality in Animal Production (cod. 8521)
Learning outcomes
The course will provide the basic knowledge and lab work concerning molecular genetics applied to livestock. Expertise to apply, monitor and evaluate traceability and authentication systems in animal production chains, particularly using new and innovative approaches.
The student should have basic knowledge on the regulation of gene expression, on practical aspects of the genome-nutrient interactions, on the methods used to highlight the functional response to nutrients, on the legislation concerning GM organisms relevant for animal production and the methods of assessment.
Course contents
"Genomic, nutrigenomic and traceability applied to animal productions".
Gene structure. Genetic markers. Molecular techniques (DNA extraction, PCR, sequencing). High throughput platform for genomic analysis. Genomic selection. Traceability and authentication of animal products. Application of traceability systems to animal production chains. Methods and instruments. Planning traceability and authentication systems. Brief elements on regulation of gene expression: transcriptional, post-transcriptional, translational. Genome-nutrient interactions: effects of lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, hormones and trace elements. Innovative feeds, nutraceuticals and functional. Methods used to highlight the functional response to nutrients. The effects of maternal nutrition, the role of nutrition in the treatment and prevention of diseases linked to genes. Zootechnical applications for targeted nutrition to the genotype. Legislation concerning GM organisms relevant for animal production. Methods of assessment.
Readings/Bibliography
Pictures, graphs and tables showed during the lectures (powerpoint collection of slides) are available in the appropriate website.
Teaching methods
Lesson and practical exercitations in lab. Applications with software for the evaluation of the gene expression.
Assessment methods
The evaluation of the course of Genomic, nutrigenomic and traceability applied to animal productions takes into account jointly the level of knowledge and skills acquired by the student in relation to the contents of course.
The assessment of learning is done through an oral test during which the knowledge and skills acquired about each of the theoretical and practical teaching units application will be assessed. The assessment is expressed out of thirty.
All dates, times and locations of the examinations are published on the website of the degree course. To subscribe use the web application AlmaEsami.
Students wishing to take the exam in English must request it to the teacher at least two days before the exam.
Teaching tools
Computer slides and videoprojector , lab instruments
Office hours
See the website of Paolo Bosi
See the website of Luca Fontanesi