LIVESTOCK HEALTH MANAGEMENT
cod. 19682

Academic year 2012/13
5° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Clinica ostetrica e ginecologia veterinaria (VET/10)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
24 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
hub: -
course unit
in - - -

Integrated course unit module: Livestock Health Management

Learning objectives

The student will have the knowledge to handle playback of intensive farming of livestock, developing independence of judgment and decision-making spirit to meet the needs of development and programming with the most modern livestock breeding management programs and more effective diagnostic tools.

Prerequisites

None

Course unit content

Follicular dynamics in cattle
Corpus luteum dynamics
Estrusd detection systems in cattle
Synchronization protocols
RTS (Reproductive Tract Scoring)
Embryo Transfer - historical notes
Rating oocytes
Rating sperm
Evaluation and embryos Classification (cattle - horses)
Standards of ET IETS (International Embryo Transfer Society)
Existing legislation on animal breeding
Splitting and embryo sexing
GIFT
ICSI
Embryo terapy in repeat breeders
Slow freezing embryo - Technical
Ultra-fast freezing embryo - Technical
Handling embryos under stereozoom

Full programme

None

Bibliography

IETS manual - third edition

Teaching methods

Power point presentations and practical sessions

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam

Other information

None