Universidad Pública de Navarra - Nafarroako Univertsitate Publikoa
Public University of Navarre
| Course code: 501303 | Subject title: ANIMAL PRODUCTION | ||||
| Credits: 6 | Type of subject: Mandatory | Year: 2 | Period: 1º S | ||
| Department: Agronomía, Biotecnología y Alimentación | |||||
| Lecturers: | |||||
| INSAUSTI BARRENECHEA, MIREN KIZKITZA (Resp) [Mentoring ] | URRUTIA VERA, OLAIA [Mentoring ] | ||||
Contents
Bases of animal production. Animal nutrition.
Prodction characateristics of different animal species.
Main animal production systems.
Animal products and their social-economic contest.
Biotechnology applied to animal production
General proficiencies
- CT2: Capacity for oral and written communication in English
- CT5: Ability work in multidisciplinary and multicultural team
- CB1: Students are able to demonstrate they have acquired knowledge and understanding in a field of study based on the basic foundations gained within their general secondary education together with the support of advanced textbooks and aspects of the latest advances in the field.
Specific proficiencies
- CG2: Adequate knowledge of physical problems, technologies, equipment and systems of water and energy supply, the limits imposed by cost factors and building regulations, and the relationships between facilities or buildings and farms, agribusiness and related spaces gardening and landscaping with its social and natural environment, and the need to relate them to environmental and human needs
- CE11: Ability to understand and apply the principals of animal production. Ability to define and design livestock facilities
- CE12: Ability to recognize the applications of biotechnology in agriculture and livestock engineering
- CE22: Ability to recognize, understand and use the principles of animal production technologies: Animal Anatomy; Animal physiology; Production systems, animal protection and exploitation; Animal production techniques; Animal genetics and improvement
Learning outcomes
- R1 To understand the importance of Animal Production
- R2 To gain knowledge on the productive characteristics of animals
- R3 To identify livestock production systems
- R4 To gain knowledge on animal nutrition principles
- R5 To know the main animal products and their socio-economic context
- R6 To anaylse the applications of biotechnology in animal production
RESULTADOS APRENDIZAJE ENAEE:
ENAEE-6: La capacidad de aplicar su conocimiento y comprensión al análisis de la ingeniería de productos, procesos y métodos.
ENAEE-17: Funcionar de forma efectiva tanto de forma individual como en equipo.
ENAEE-18: Utilizar distintos métodos para comunicarse de forma efectiva con la comunidad de ingenieros y con la sociedad en general.
Methodology
| Methodology -Activity | Classroomhours | Non contact hours |
| A-1 Expository / participatory classes | 22.5 | |
| A-2 Practice | 22.5 | |
| A-3 Debates, tutoring groups | ||
| A-4 Projects | 12 | 22.5 |
| A-5 Reading material | 30 | |
| A-6 Individual study | 37.5 | |
| A-7 Tests, Exams | 3 | |
| A-8 Individual Tutoring | ||
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| Total | 60 | 90 |
Evaluation
| Resultado de aprendizaje | Sistema de evaluación | Peso (%) | Carácter recuperable |
| R1, R3, R5 | Teacher registration | 15% | No |
| R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 | Written test about the studied concepts | 50% To pass this part a minimum of a 5 points out of 10 is required | Recoverable activity with a written test |
| R2, R3, R4, R5 | Small project in groups to apply, analyze, develop or study part of the contents. | 10% | No |
| R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 | Group work to solve problems and analyze results. Presentation of work in a coordinated and consistent way | 25% | No |
Se realizan varias pruebas escritas durante el semestre y la evaluación es continua.
Los trabajos individuales y en grupo se realizan a lo largo del semestre y se pueden entregar y presentar ¿on line¿.
Finalmente, habrá una prueba final escrita que puede hacerse con la herramienta Exámenes de MiAulario en caso de no presencialidad.
Agenda
1 - Importance of animal production
2 - Animal productions. Types and characterists
3 - Breeds and genetic improvement
4 - Quality of animal productions. Food safety and traceability
5 - Principals of animal production. Animal biotechnology
6 -. Production systems I
7 -. Production systems II
8 - Animal production and the environment. Waste management
9 -. Animal welfare. Biosafety. Transport
10 - Tecnical and economic management
11 -. Facilities
Experimental practice program
Visita a una gran superficie: acercamiento a los productos ganaderos
Introducción a los distintos sistemas de producción y a los componentes de los mismos
Taller de expresión oral
Caso práctico: alimentación animal
Caso práctico: reproducción animal
Visita técnica a una granja de vacuno lechero
Caso práctico: planificación y manejo de granjas de ovino de leche y ovino de carne
Caso práctico: planificación y manejo de una granja de porcino
Caso práctico: calidad del huevo fresco
Trabajo cooperativo: descripción, estudio y análisis de un sistema ganadero
Bibliography
Access the bibliography that your professor has requested from the Library.
| - Cole, H. H. y Ronning, M. (1980) Curso de Zootecnia. Editorial Acribia. Zaragoza, - EAAP (1994) Proceedings of the Fourth Zodiac Symposium Biological basis of sustainable animal production. Wageningen, The Netherlands - FAO (2009) El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación. La ganadería, a examen, FAO, Roma. - FAO (2009) La larga sombra del ganado. Problemas ambientales y opciones. FAO, Roma. - Pond, W. G. (2006) .Introducción a la Ciencia Animal. Editorial Acribia. Zaragoza - Wadsworth, J. (1997) Análisis de Sistemas de Producción Animal - Tomo 1: las Bases Conceptuales. (Estudio FAO Producción y Sanidad Animal 140/2), FAO, Roma. - Wadsworth, J. (1997) Análisis de Sistemas de Producción Animal - Tomo 2: Las Herramientas Básicas. (Estudio FAO Producción y Sanidad Animal 140/2) FAO, Roma. |