Domestic animal nutrition and production biology (5cr)
Code: 9A00BX01-3005
General information
- Enrollment
- 21.11.2022 - 31.12.2022
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 06.03.2023 - 07.05.2023
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- SeAMK Agriculture
- Campus
- SeAMK Seinäjoki, Frami
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Rural Enterprises
- Teachers
- Samu Palander
- Course
- 9A00BX01
Evaluation scale
1-5
Objective
The students deepen their competences in biology, nutrition and metabolism of farm animals. They are able to apply this information to improve production, health and welfare.
Content
Nutritional chemistry, nutritional physiology and microbiology, secondary metabolism and precursors of animal products, ethological theories and examples in farm animals, immunology and maintaining of health
Materials
Esim:
McDonald, P. ; Edwards, R.A ; Greenhalgh, J.F.D. 2011. Animal nutrition. Harlow: Pearson Education. 7th ed. (tai muu painos)
Castren, H. 1997. Kotieläinten käyttäytyminen ja hyvinvointi. Mikkeli : Helsingin yliopisto, maaseudun tutkimus- ja koulutuskeskus
muu osoitettava / tiedonhaun perusteella ilmenevä materiaali
Teaching methods
Itsenäinen opiskelu verkossa (tarjolla CampusOnlinessa)
International connections
Sis. KV opiimateriaalia
Student workload
Itsenäinen verkko-opiskelu 100%
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The students can recognize and define biological concepts and are able to give examples on significance and applications of these, regarding animal feeding, production and welfare
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The students can explain the significance of these concepts and are able to describe applications of the theory for practical situations. They can compare biological characteristics of different animals.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The students can validate the significance of the bilogical phenomena in different animals. They are able to evaluate their competence as well as enlarge and deepen it by independent acquisition of information and applying the results for practical examples.
Qualifications
Common studies on animal husbundry