Teacher
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Primi Riccardo
(syllabus)
Frontal lessons LIVESTOCK GLOSSARY AND GENERALITIES. The main zootechnical terminology. The productive and reproductive cycles in farms. Types and organization of livestock farms. METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS. General classification and types of livestock systems, components of the main ones and their interactions. PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES OF LIVESTOCK COMPANIES. Management of farms according to production guidelines, genetic types bred and relationships with the territory. PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN RUMINANTS: Dairy cattle: dairy cattle breeds, milk production. Neonatal care. Natural and artificial breastfeeding. Comeback farming. Reproductive characteristics and stages. reproductive techniques. The measure of reproductive efficiency. Dairy farm management software. Beef cattle: main breeds, meat production in bovine species, growth curves, production quality. Sheep: main breeds bred, milk, meat and wool production in sheep species, growth curves and milk production, production quality. Goats: main breeds reared, milk, meat and hair production in goat species, growth curves and milk production, production quality. PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN MONOGASTRICS. Pig farming: overview of the pig industry, the main characteristics and relevance of the local, national and international pig farming sector, current trends and descriptive statistics of pig production, description of the main pig breeds used in the various breeding systems, basic concepts and applications for the management of farrowing and suckling, description of the main functional strategies for improving efficiency during the suckling period of piglets, information on the management of weaning, growth and finishing of pigs, description of pre- and post factors -slaughter that influence the quality of pork and an overview of its main characteristics Poultry: production statistics and organization of the national and international poultry sector, outline of genetics and selection, embryonic development and artificial incubation, management of reproducers: natural breeding and artificial insemination, breeding for meat production and product quality, breeding for the production of eggs for consumption and product quality Equine breeding: equine evolution and consistency, management of the mare, stallion and foal, equine identification, training methods, prevention of behavioral problems, equestrian disciplines, farriery GOOD BREEDING PRACTICES OF ORGANIC LIVESTOCK FARMS. Reference legislation, choice and origin of animals, production, health management, market PRECISION LIVESTOCK FARMING AND DIGITAL LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT. principles of use of technology in farms and main existing systems, technologies used in livestock farms, sound analysis, video analysis in farms, measurable parameters in farms, examples of PLF use in intensive farms. Tutorials: Visits to farms Seminars
(reference books)
Produzioni Animali, a cura di Anna Sandrucci ed Erminio Trevisi. Edises Università
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