Academic Year 2019/2020
- Docente: Luca Sardi
- Credits: 2
- SSD: AGR/20
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Veterinary Medicine (cod. 8617)
Learning outcomes
The student must know the situation of the major poultry production (broilers, laying hens and turkeys); the student must acquire knowledge concerning the phases of livestock as well as key aspects of nutrition and feeding of this specie.
Course contents
Importance and situation of poultry production.
Breeds and hybrids of poultry
Hatching
Egg production (management of pullet and laying hens)
Production of poultry for slaughter
Production of turkey for slaughter
Readings/Bibliography
1) Broiler management guide Cobb 500 (1995). The Cobb Breeding Company, UK.
2) Guida alla conduzione degli incubatoi (1992). The Cobb Breeding Company, UK.
3) ROSS 308, parent stock management manual (2001). Aviagen Incorporated, USAwww.aviagen.com
4) ROSS broiler management manual, Broiler 508 (2002). Aviagen Incorporated, USA.
5) Controllo di gestione in incubatoio (1998). Ross tech 98/35, Ross Italia S.R.L.
6) Colin G. Scanes, George Brant, M.E. Ensminger;"Poultry Science", Fourth Edition; Pearson Prentic Hall, Upper Saddel River-New Jersey, 2004.
7) Richard E. Austic, Malden C. Nesheim,"Poultry Production", Thirteen Edition; Lea&Febiger, United States, 1990.
Teaching methods
Theoreticallesson
Pratical work
Assessment methods
The evaluation of the student on teaching course "Poultry and Rabbit Production" consists of a written and / or oral examination.
Written examination
15 Multiple Choice Questions max 20 points
For each question, several possible answer choices will be listed. The student select the choice (variable from 1 to 4) that best answers the question
2 Short answer questions max 12 points
In a short answer question the student given a brief description of issue
· Oral examination
the oral examinationis compulsory for students who have not taken the written exam. Students who have passed the written exam with a score higher than 25/30 can be exempted oral examination
Office hours
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