APPLIED ANIMAL PRODUCTION

Learning Objectives

• Appplied animal production

  Aim of the course is to improve knowledge on the management of large and small ruminants and swine to guarantee high quality products

• HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ANIMAL FARMS

  To give knowledge on the problematic concerning hygiene in animal farms.To give knowledge on the means for preservation of animal health and welfare.Also to give knowledge on interaction between the animal production systems and the environment.

Detailed Course Content

• Appplied animal production

  Dairy cow management: reproductive efficiency evaluation. Organic animal production. Small ruminant management in Mediterranean areas: intake, herbage selection, pasture management, stocking rate. Traceability of feeding system in animal products. Swine husbandry in plein air. Spectrocolorimetric procedures to measure phenols and oxidative stability in animal products. Gas-chromatografic techniques to determine fatty acid composition in animal products,

• HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ANIMAL FARMS

  Immunity and vaccine. The disinfection. Main diseases of cattle and sheep. Hygiene of the milk and meat production chain. Hygiene of the slaughter procedures. Risk analysis and critical points control. Animal welfare: heat stress; animal welfare during the transportation and at the slaughterhouse. Interaction between the animal production systems and the environment. Technical strategies and regulations to contrast the natural resources deterioration.

Textbook Information

• Appplied animal production

  1. Pulina G. - Dairy sheep feeding and nutrition. Ed. Avenue Media.

  2. Pulina, G. - Dairy goats feeding and nutrition. CABI.

  PDF slides and scientific articles supplied by lecturer.

• HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ANIMAL FARMS

  1. AA. VV. (2009). La biosicurezza in veterinaria. Fondazione Iniziative Zooprofilattiche e Zootecniche, Brescia. Volume n 74. http://www.fondiz.it. 2. Bertoni G.( a cura di ) ( 2006). Il benessere degli animali da reddito: quale e come valutarlo. Fondazione Iniziative Zooprofilattiche e Zootecniche, Brescia. Volume n 67. http://www.fondiz.it. 3. Crovetto G., Sandrucci A.( a cura di) (2010). Allevamento animale e riflessi ambientali. Fondazione Iniziative Zooprofilattiche e Zootecniche, Brescia. Volume n 78. http://www.fondiz.it. 4. Farina R., Scatozza F.( a cura di) (2002). Trattato di malattie infettive degli animali. UTET. 5. Molinari C. ( a cura di) (2006). La bovina da latte. Gestione delle fasi di maggiore criticità nell’allevamento della lattifera. Edagricole. 6. Montemurrro N. (2002). Igiene zootecnica. Edagricole. 7. Pisoni G. (2007). La mastite nell’allevamento bovino da latte. Point Veterinarie Italie. 8. Provolo G.(2008). La gestione dei reflui zootecnici. Point Veterinarie Italie. 9. Tantillo G. M. (2001). La produzione igienica della carne. Edagricole.