- Docente: Federico Sirri
- Credits: 3
- SSD: AGR/20
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Animal production and control of wildlife (cod. 0875)
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, the student will acquire knowlegde about rearing techniques and management of poultry species of small market share, including incubation, brooding, feeding program, farming system and slaughtering procedures. In particular, the student will be able to organise the different phases of intensive and alternative production systems of poultry species of small market share.
Course contents
Characteristics of turkey, quail, capon, guinea fowl, pigeon, duck and goose rearing systems.
Reproduction, incubation, characteristics of the rearing cycle, poultry houses and environmental needs, alternative and conventional rearing systems, slaughtering procedures and product characteristics.
Nutritional requirements, feed composition during the different feeding phases.
Readings/Bibliography
Lecture notes.
Teaching methods
Power point slides for lectures
Assessment methods
Oral examination to evaluate the level of knowledge of the student.
Teaching tools
Frontal lectures, laboratory practises, technical visits to farms and processing plants.
Office hours
See the website of Federico Sirri