Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2502445 Veterinary Medicine | OB | 3 | 2 |
There are no established official prerequisites, but the student must use the knowledge acquired in Bases of Animal Production and Management, Ethnology and Ethology, Agronomy and Agricultural Economics and Animal Nutrition.
The training objectives of Integrated Animal Production II are:
• To know the key factors that mark, now and in the future, the production of milk, meat and eggs.
• To know the milk, meat and eggs production sector, as well as its location.
• To know the needs and the impact of the facilities and the environment on well-being, production and profitability.
• To know the determining factors of the relationship between animal production and the production of polluting elements, as well as control and processing systems for livestock waste.
• To know the key factors of the organization and operation of the agricultural company.
• To quantify the costs and indicators of economic profitability of the company and assess the impact of productive and organizational decisions on the economic results of the company
This subject participates in the Pilot Test of Teaching in English that is carried out in the third year of the Veterinary degree, and which aims to promote the use of this language by students, in accordance with the transversal competence CT8
(demonstrate knowledge of English to communicate orally and in writing in academic and professional contexts).
THEORY (26 h)
INTRODUCTION:
The role of animal products in human nutrition:
The role of animal products in the omnivorous diet. Differential nutritional profile of products of animal origin. Impact of the consumption of products of animal origin on health. Recommendations.
Needs, production and production forecasts of food of animal origin in the world:
Forecast of needs for products of animal origin 2050. World production, in the EU, Spain and Catalonia. Global balance and product flow: import-export.
CHALLENGES FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY
General concept of sustainability:
Concept. Nutrient flow. Food sovereignty.
Economic and social sustainability of animal production
The production unit. The management of economic resources. Income statement and profitability.
Environmental sustainability of animal production
Interaction between animal production and the environment. Livestock waste and its treatment. Sustainable environmental strategies.
IMPROVEMENTS OF THE PRODUCTIVE PROCESS
Improvement of animal welfare from facilities and management
Environment and facility needs in animal production, welfare and health. Evaluation of the indicators of comfort and animal welfare. Environmental comfort. Productive and economic impact of facilities and well-being.
Hygiene in animal production processes
Good hygiene practices in the production process from the "one health" perspective. Control and prevention strategies.
Application of new technologies in animal production
New technologies for precision farming. Potential impact on productivity, health, well-being, environment and herd management.
PRACTICES (18 h)
SELF-TEACHING
The center of the learning process is the student's work. The student learns by working, while the mission of the teaching staff will be to help students in this task (1) by providing information or showing them the sources where information can be obtained and (2) directing students steps so that the learning process can be carried out effectively.
In line with these ideas, and in accordance with the objectives of the subject, the development of the course is based on the following activities:
1. Master classes:
The student acquires the knowledge of the subject by attending the master classes and complementing them with personal study of the topics explained. The master classes are conceived as a fundamentally one-way method of transmitting knowledge from the teacher to the student, but it stimulates the expansion of information through the provision of bibliographic references and Internet addresses.
2. Practical training:
There will be several practices with different environments: farm, and computer applications. Each of them will be used to raise awareness of a specific concept of Animal Production and allows working in different environments. Some of these practices will be related to the self-study work that must be done.
3. Seminars:
The seminars will allow the presentation and discussion of some aspects not covered in the master classes, and will have a format that allows interaction between students.
4. Self-learning work:
The student must solve the practical cases and rations proposed in each of the blocks (economic sustainability, environmental sustainability, well-being, hygiene in the production process and application of technology to animal production).
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Computer classroom practices | 4.5 | 0.18 | 7, 16 |
Farm practice | 2 | 0.08 | 2 |
Master classes | 26 | 1.04 | 2, 4, 3, 11, 9, 12, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 5 |
Seminars | 11.5 | 0.46 | 11, 9, 15 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Self-learning work | 30 | 1.2 | 1, 2, 6, 4, 7, 11, 9, 16, 15 |
study | 49 | 1.96 | 2, 3, 11, 9, 12, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 5 |
The evaluation of the subject will be done as follows:
To pass the course, it is required to solve the self-learning cases raised and to achieve, with the set of all the evaluation activities, a final grade equal to or greater than 5. At the end of the semester there will be a recovery exam.
The student who does not take the exam will be considered not presented
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Exam of practical contents | 10% | 0.5 | 0.02 | 1, 6, 11, 9, 8, 14, 16, 15 |
Exam of theoretical contents | 40% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 2, 6, 4, 3, 11, 9, 12, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 5 |
Resolution of cases | 15% | 0 | 0 | 1, 6, 7, 11, 9, 16, 15 |
Workshops/seminars | 35% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 6, 4, 3, 11, 9, 10, 14, 15 |
Environmental Management
CAMPOS E., ILLA J., MAGRÍ A., PALATSI J., SOLÉ F., FLOTATS X. (2004). Guia dels Tractaments de les Dejeccions Ramaderes. ARC. http://www.arc-cat.net/es/altres/purins/guia/pdf/guia_dejeccions.pdf.
TEIRA M.R. (2008). Informe para la Mejora de la Gestión de los Purines Porcinos en Catalunya. Informes del CADS, 5. Generalitat de Catalunya. Barcelona. ISBN: 978-84-393-7712-2.
http://www15.gencat.net/cads/AppPHP/images/stories/publicacions/informesespecials/2008/gesti_de_purins__castell.pdf
Economy
Alonso Sebastián R., Serrano Bermejo A. 2008. Economía de la empresa Agroalimentaria. 3ª Ed. Mundi-Prensa
Alonso Sebastián, R. 1991. Los costes en los procesos de producción agraria. Mundi-Prensa.
Ballestero,E. (2000. Economía de la empresa agraria i alimentaria. 2ª Ed. Mundi-Prensa Libros.
Juliá J.F., Server R.J. 1996. Dirección contable y financiera de empresas agroalimentarias. Ed. Pirámide
Romero C.1998. Evaluación financiera de inversiones agrarias. Mundi-Prensa Libros
Journals
Animal
British Poultry Science
INRA Productions Animales
Journal of Animal Science
Journal of Dairy Research
Journal of Dairy Science
Meat Science
Mundo Ganadero
Producción Animal
Poultry Science
WEBS
www.agrodigital.com
www.mapya.es
www.ruralcat.net