Name: ANIMAL PRODUCTION
Code: 518102005
Type: Compulsory
ECTS: 6
Length of subject: Per term
Semester and course: 2nd Year - First term
Speciality:
Language: English
Mode of study: On-site class
Lecturer data: ARMERO IBÁÑEZ, EVA
Knowledge area: Producción Animal
Department: Ingeniería Agronómica
Telephone: 968325538 - 4123
Email: eva.armero@upct.es
Office hours and location:
jueves - 09:00 / 12:00
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Qualifications/Degrees:
PhD in Agricultural Engeneer from Polytechnical University of Valencia (SPAIN) - 1999
Academic rank in UPCT: Profesora Titular de Universidad
Number of five-year periods: 4
Number of six-year periods: 3 de investigación
Curriculum Vitae: Full Profile
Lecturer data: MARÍA DOLORES PEDRERO, EMILIO
Knowledge area: Producción Animal
Department: Ingeniería Agronómica
Telephone: 968325533
Email: emilio.mdolores@upct.es
Office hours and location:
martes - 18:30 / 19:00
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Escribir correo previamente a: emilio.mariadolores@carm.es
jueves - 18:30 / 19:00
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Qualifications/Degrees:
Academic rank in UPCT: Profesor Asociado
Number of five-year periods: Not applicable due to the type of teaching figure
Number of six-year periods: No procede por el tipo de figura docente
Curriculum Vitae: Full Profile
[CB1 ]. Students are required to show they possess and understand knowledge in an area of study that starts from the base of general secondary education, and that they are at a level which includes aspects that imply knowledge coming from the forefront of their field of study.
[TG1 ]. Capacity for the preliminary preparation, conception, drafting and signing of projects whose aim is the construction, reform, repair, conservation, demolition, manufacture, installation, assembly or exploitation of movable or immovable property which by their nature and characteristics belong in the agricultural and livestock production technique (facilities or buildings, farms, infrastructure and rural roads), the agri-food industry (extractive, fermentative, dairy, canning, fruit and vegetable, meat, fishery, salting and, in general, any other industries dedicated to the processing and / or transformation, conservation, handling and distribution of food products) and gardening and landscaping (urban and / or rural green spaces -parks, gardens, nurseries, urban trees, etc.-, state or private sport facilities and environments subject to landscape recovery).
[TG6 ]. Ability to manage all kinds of agri-food industries, agricultural and livestock farms, urban and / or rural green spaces, and state or private sport areas, being knowledgeable about new technologies, quality processes, traceability and certification, as well as marketing techniques and marketing of food products and cultivated plants.
[RA10 ]. Ability to learn about, understand and use the principles of technology transfer, and to understand, interpret, communicate and adopt advances in the field of agriculture.
[RA3 ]. Ability to learn about, understand and use the principles of: Bases of animal production. Livestock facilities.
[RA4 ]. Ability to learn about, understand and use the principles of biotechnology applications in agricultural and livestock engineering.
[RA8 ]. Ability to learn about, understand and use the principles of management and use of agro-industrial by-products.
[RA9 ]. Ability to learn about, understand and use the principles of decision making by using the resources available for work in multidisciplinary groups.
[T7 ]. Innovation and entrepreneurial nature
El estudiante debe conocer los fundamentos de la producción ganadera y ser capaz de elaborar un proyecto explotación ganadera. Más específicamente, el estudiante habrá de:
Revisar la base fisiológica de las principales producciones de origen animal
Calcular raciones en nutrición animal
Diferenciar los sistemas de producción animal
Diseñar un alojamiento ganadero.
Utilizar adecuadamente el lenguaje científico-técnico propio de la disciplina
Generar ideas relacionadas con la gestión de empresas en el ámbito de la producción ganadera.
BI. Animal Physhiology BII. Animal Nutrition BIII. Monogastrics BIV. Ruminants
Animal Physiology
1. Reproduction in the female.
2. Reproductive efficiency.
3. Lactation and milking
4. Growth and Meat Production
5. Eggs Production.
Block II. Animal Nutrition
1. Definition. Nutritive Needs of the animals
2. Foods for animals.
3. Digestive Process for monogastric and for ruminants. Digestibility.
4. Energy Value of the feed.
5. Protein Value of the feed.
6. Ingestion Capacity
Block III. Monogastrics
1. Swine Production.
2. Rearing and finished pigs.
3. Welfare and stables.
4. Laying Hens.
5. Broilers.
6. Technical Management in animal production.
Block IV.- Ruminants
1. Dairy cows.
2. Beef production.
3. Sheep and goats productions.
4 Stables.
5. Agriculture Common Policy
Practice 1.- Visit to the farm of the Faculty of Veterinary of the Murcia University
Different livestock species (pigs, sheep, goats, cattle) and their different production systems are shown. (P1) 6 hours
Practice 2.- Air conditioning of livestock housing.
These practices are carried out in the classroom by all students together. It is subdivided into: Thermal insulation, ventilation, heating and cooling, and lighting. Finally, students must complete a task on the design and air conditioning of a livestock housing where they must show the knowledge technician and his ability to generate ideas (P2) 5 hours
Practice 3.- Milk control program: Milk control in the Murciano-Granadina goat.
This practice consists of two parts; a first in which it is explained how the program works of milk control to the whole class together (through its exposure on a liquid screen) and a second in which the student begins to manage said program by applying practical cases. This second part is done in groups of 2 students per computer. (P3) 2 hours
Practice 4.- Practical rationing in ruminants.
Management of the program for the calculation of rations for the Murciano-Granadina goat. Each group of 2 students performs the calculation of a ration for a specific case in Murciano-Granadina goat herds. (P4) 2 hours
Promoting the continuous improvement of working and study conditions of the entire university community is one the basic principles and goals of the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena. Such commitment to prevention and the responsibilities arising from it concern all realms of the university: governing bodies, management team, teaching and research staff, administrative and service staff and students. The UPCT Service of Occupational Hazards (Servicio de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales de la UPCT) has published a "Risk Prevention Manual for new students" (Manual de acogida al estudiante en materia de prevención de riesgos), which may be downloaded from the e-learning platform ("Aula Virtual"), with instructions and recommendations on how to act properly, from the point of view of prevention (safety, ergonomics, etc.), when developing any type of activity at the University. You will also find recommendations on how to proceed in an emergency or if an incident occurs. Particularly when carrying out training practices in laboratories, workshops or field work, you must follow all your teacher's instructions, because he/she is the person responsible for your safety and health during practice performance. Feel free to ask any questions you may have and do not put your safety or that of your classmates at risk.
Class in conventional classroom: theory, problems, case studies, seminars, etc
Conventional classroom class: theory, problems, seminars
47
100
Class in the field or open classroom: practical classes
Field lesson, visit a farm
6
100
Class in a computer classroom: practical classes / internships
Class in computer room
4
100
Assessment activities (continuous assessment system)
continuous assessment system
3
100
Assessment activities (final assessment system)
final assessment system
3
100
Tutorials
Presential and online tutorials
4
100
Student work: study or individual or group work
study or individual or group work
113
0
Individual official test
It consists of two presential written exam of 37,5% each one
75 %
Evaluation of practical sessions, visits and seminars based on reports and corresponding documents
Evaluation of practical sessions
25 %
Preparation of seminars and scientific debates
0 %
Attendance and participation in classes and internships
0 %
Attendance to seminars and visits to companies
0 %
Individual official test
Presential written exam
75 %
Evaluation of practical sessions, visits and seminars based on reports and corresponding documents
Evaluation of practical sessions
25 %
In the continuous assessment system, there will be two partial exams. A first partial whose contents are those of block I. Physiology and Block II. Animal Nutrition. The second part will be the blocks: III. Monogastric and IV. Ruminants. To pass the partial exam you must obtain a minimum score of 4.
The minimum mark to pass the practices is 3.
Author: McDonald, Peter F.
Title: Animal Nutrition
Editorial: Pearson Education,
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9781408204238
Author: Biswajit Roy, Sudipta Ghosh
Title: Dairy Animal Production
Editorial: New India Publishing Agency,
Publication Date:
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Author: Irene Camerlink, Emma Baxter
Title: Advances in Pig Welfare
Editorial: Elsevier
Publication Date:
ISBN: 9780323856768