ANIMAL PRODUCTION

Academic Year 2015/2016 - 1° Year - Curriculum ALIMENTI E SALUTE and Curriculum VALORIZZAZIONE DEI PRODOTTI TIPICI
Teaching Staff Credit Value: 12
Scientific field
  • AGR/17 - Livestock systems, animal breeding and genetics
  • AGR/18 - Animal nutrition and feeding
Taught classes: 80 hours
Term / Semester:

Detailed Course Content

  • SISTEMI DI PRODUZIONE ANIMALE

    Animal production systems:

    Genetic resources and their productios.

    Milk and meat production in cattle, sheep, goat and swine.

    Endangered authochtonous breeds.

    Application of genetics to livestock production:

    Breeding objectives, breeds characteristics, crossbreeding, selection criteria and genetic evaluation.

    Animal breeding biotechnology.

    Principles of aquaculture


Textbook Information

  • SISTEMI DI PRODUZIONE ANIMALE

    1) Bittante G., Andrighetto I., Ramanzin M. Fondamenti di Zootecnica (Liviana Editrice)

    2) Bittante G., Andrighetto I., Ramanzin M. Tecniche di Produzione Animale (Liviana Editrice);

    3) Dialma Balasini – Zoognostica, per la conoscenza, la valutazione e la scelta degli animali. Edagricole