Feed and animal health care planning (10cr)

Code: KA01CMYT03-1

General information

Enrollment: 16.03.2015 - 29.04.2015; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 19.10.2015 - 31.05.2016; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 10 cr

Local portion: 10 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Seats: 35 - 0

Degree programmes: Bachelor of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Rural Enterprises

Teachers: Taina Kalliomäki; Teija Rönkä

Course: KA01CMYT03

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

The student will be able to
-plan the feeding of pigs, cattle and poultry taking into account productivity, animal health and welfare, economy and environment
-monitor the factors related to an animal health care plan
-use the modern planning tools
-apply knowledge on animal nutrition and welfare when evaluating feeding and helth care plans

Content

-Nutritional physiology of farm animals in the context of production and animal health
-Further information on and importance of feed evaluation systems, nutrients, and feed processing
-Software used in feed planning
-Further knowledge on the mechanisms related to animal health and illness
-The field and organisations related to national animal health care
-The health care plans and monitoring typical factors affecting animal health, preventing of the typical diseases and principles of medication

Materials

Material will be announced

Teaching methods

Lectures, excercises and demonstrations

Student workload

Totally 267 h, of which scheduled studies about 100 h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved/fail on the basis of the learning objectives mentioned above

Qualifications

Common studies on animal husbundry