- Docente: Andrea Formigoni
- Credits: 2
- SSD: AGR/18
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Andrea Formigoni (Modulo 1) Alberto Palmonari (Modulo 2) Paolo Guardiani (Modulo 3)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2) Traditional lectures (Modulo 3)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Veterinary Medicine (cod. 8617)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module, the student knows the legislation governing the preparation and trade of feed, the characteristics, possible contaminations and technological processing of raw materials, the main preparation techniques and feed and their advantages; Is able to evaluate the qualitative characteristics of the feed
Course contents
Feedstuffs composition.
Feed meal industry activity (technological processing of feedstuffs and optimization of formulas).
Bagging and storage of feed meal.
Legislation for feed meal production
EC Regulation 178/2002
EC Regulation 1831/2003
EC Regulation 183/2005
Regulation 767/2009
Readings/Bibliography
Study material provided by teacher.
Teaching methods
front and practical lessons.
Visit to feed meal industry.
Assessment methods
The final exam will integrate the animal nutrition, large animal feeding class, pet feeding class, feed technology class. The final examen will consist of a multiple choice test and a practical part as follows:
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Initially the student will have to formulate a ration for one of the specie studied during the integrated classes (swine, ruminants, cats or dogs)
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Then the student will be asked to identify and describe a feed ingredient
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Finally, the last part will include 54 multiple-choice questions representative of the 10 credits of the integrated course.
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The students will get up to 3 points fro the practical test, up to 27 points from the multiple-choice questions and up to 3 from the feedstuff description.
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The students can access to the written part of the exam only with a minimum score for the practical test.
Students will get up to 3 points from the practical test, up to 27 points from the multiple-choice questions and up to 3 points from the feedstuff description. Students can access to the written part of the exam only with a minimum score for the formulation practical part.
Teaching tools
Lectures, exercises, rationing activities and farm visits.
Notes and teaching materials is available to students in electronic format.
"Razionare" software
Office hours
See the website of Andrea Formigoni
See the website of Alberto Palmonari
See the website of Paolo Guardiani