ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS

Knowledge and understanding abilities: The student will acquire knowledge on zootechnical systems, zootechnical demography and ethnology, the genetic causes of production variability, to derive principles and methods of farm management and genetic improvement of breeds and the quality of animal production.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding abilities: The student will be able to describe the variables of livestock systems, identifying the main production characteristics in the territories and the choices of the breeds according to their specialization: milk and meat. The student will be able to distinguish the roles of breed associations and protection consortia.

Making judgements: The diversification of teaching activities will help to enhance the autonomy of judgment and the critical sense. The set of knowledge and skills acquired through lectures and other activities (including: thematic insights, video tutorials, seminars with sector experts, classroom discussions, workshops and technical visits) will offer the student various useful forms of learning to encourage conscious learning and autonomously make the appropriate choices based on specific requests.

Communication skills: Attending lessons and reading the recommended texts will help the student in the acquisition and use of technical language; the use of study sources in English will allow you to acquire the foundations of technical language in this language too. The student will be encouraged to use technical language during classroom discussions, during other activities and during ongoing tests which will also favor the acquisition of synthesis skills.

Learning skills: The organization of teaching represents a study and work method that is based on the importance of the quality of the sources and can be replicated and pursued independently. This method can be useful for the preparation of the degree thesis, for the continuation of studies and for the continuous updating of the knowledge and skills necessary for the profession.

Lectures and exercises (classroom and company), also on line

If teaching is given in a mixed formula or remotely, necessary changes may be introduced to what was previously stated in order to comply with the provided and reported  syllabus.

Learning assessment may also be carried out on line, should the conditions require it.

As a guarantee of equal opportunities and in compliance with current laws, interested students can ask for a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures, based on their specific needs and on teaching objectives of the discipline.

It is also possible to ask the departmental contacts of CInAP (Center for Active and Participatory Inclusion - Services for Disabilities and/or DSAs), in the persons of professors Giovanna Tropea Garzia and Anna De Angelis.

1 - Produzioni Animali (EdiSRS Università): Anna Sandrucci e Erminio Trevisi 

 Altro materiale didattico per gli studenti, disponibile sulla piattaforma STUDIUM, consiste in:

-) Copia dei power point presentati durante le lezioni frontali e in occasione dei seminari.

-) Link ai video tutorial mostrati.

-) Articoli scientifici ed altro materiale didattico fornito dal docente

In itinere tests and final oral interview.

The grading of the students will follow the following scheme:

- Not Eligible

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: important shortcomings and significant inaccuracies

Autonomy of judgment and communication skills: irrelevant. Frequent generalizations and inability to synthesize

Deepening skills: Irrelevant

- 18-21

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: low level. Demonstrates numerous deficiencies in knowledge and understanding of the study program.

Autonomy of judgment and communication skills: just sufficient. The arguments are expressed in an inconsistent and fragmented way.

Deepening skills: imprecise and irrelevant.

- 22-25

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: medium level. Demonstrate sufficient knowledge and understanding of the study program.

Autonomy of judgment and communication skills: sufficient analytical and synthesis skills. The arguments are expressed in a logical and coherent way.

Deepening skills: sufficiently relevant.

- 26-29

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: high level. Demonstrates a high knowledge and understanding of the study program.

Autonomy of judgment and communication skills: high analytical and synthesis skills. The arguments are expressed by demonstrating a high critical evaluation and good language properties

Deepening skills: high

- 30-30 with praise

Knowledge and understanding of the topic: excellent level. Demonstrates excellent knowledge and understanding of the study program.

Autonomy of judgment and communication skills: analytical and synthesis skills worthy of note. The arguments are expressed by demonstrating an excellent critical evaluation and excellent language properties.

Deepening skills: excellent

1. Livestock demography: number of cattle reared in Italy and main breeding regions; The landless livestock system

 2. Biometrics; The digestive system in goats and pigs

 3. Difference between "Respiratory Type" and "Digestive Type"

 4. The average production and quality of milk in Italian Bruna; examples of Sicilian livestock products enhanced by Slow Food

 5. The Italian IGP quality marks to protect national breeds; Heavy pig production in Italy

 6. Main sheep breeds with prevalent milk production; polymorphism of goat milk caseins and possible uses

 7. Lactodinamographic parameters and effects on dairy yield; Single-breed cheeses certified by the EU

 8. Difference between wool and fur; Main quantitative traits of zootechnical interest

 9. The performance test; The sib test

10. Industrial crossroads; Commercial hybrids; the selection for the quality of the milk to be used for cheese making