- Docente: Leonardo Nanni Costa
- Credits: 4
- SSD: AGR/19
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Animal Production (cod. 8882)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student has the basic knowledge on mammals considered as pets, especially on dog and cat. In particular, the student is able to: understand the basic principles of dogs and cats rearing, with special reference to aspects related to the breeding, nutrition and wellness, evaluate the rearing techniques, use the information on genetic values.
Course contents
Dog and cat: origin and taxonomy, breeds classification, herd book and breeding schemes. Characteristics of the main dog and cat breeds. Hereditary pathologies, Dog and cat feeding. Basic information on other mammalians included in the pet category.
Readings/Bibliography
Pictures, graphs and tables showed during the lectures are downloaded from the web page of the teacher at this address http://www.unibo.it/docenti/leonardo.nannicosta
Teaching methods
The course is divided into two teaching parts, the first theoretical, consists of 30 hours of lectures supported by pictures and movies with the aim to provide basic information to assess the main aspects of pets husbandry. The remains 10 hours will be dedicated to seminars inviting breeders and stakeholders
Assessment methods
The evaluation of the “Husbandry of companion animals” is based on the discussion of a short written paper (max 15 pages) focused on nutrition and hereditary diseases of dog or cat breeds, or other mammal considered as pet chosen by the student.
Teaching tools
PC with video projector.
Office hours
See the website of Leonardo Nanni Costa