ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
ACADEMIC YEAR2011/2012
COD. 15601
dati insegnamento:
DEGREE: MEDICINA VETERINARIA
TYPE OF COURSE: OPTIONAL SUBJECTS
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2011/2012
YEAR OF STUDY: 5
SEMESTER: First semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 1
UNIT COORDINATOR: SABBIONI Alberto
CONTACT HOURS: 12
Learning outcomes of the course unit
To give students the elements for the interpretation of data from BCS analisys in dairy cattle and to perform in practice the scoring in dairy cattle.
Prerequisites
To be evaluated in the former exams of the zootechnical area.
Course contents summary
Body condition score in dairy cattle. Visit to dairy and meat cattle herds, to genetic centers for semen preparation and distribution and to some organizations for genetic selection.
Recommended readings
Lesson notes.
