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Lecturer(s)
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Kernerová Naděžda, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course aims to acquaint students with current scientific and professional knowledge, trends, techniques, and technology innovations in individual cattle categories, pigs, and poultry. The student will gain an overview of the current situation in cattle, pig, and poultry breeding in the Czech Republic, the EU, and the world, knowledge of meat, milk, and egg production, information on new trends in the systems and technologies used in cattle, pig and poultry breeding about animal welfare, knowledge of the environmental microclimate for each category of cattle, pig, and poultry, an overview of the principles of biosecurity on cattle, pig and poultry farms, information on the current situation of processing cattle and pig manure and poultry manure and litter.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Work with text (with textbook, with book), Individual preparation for exam, Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies), Individual tutoring
- Preparation for classes
- 60 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 80 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 60 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course aims to acquaint students with current scientific and professional knowledge and directions of technique and technology in individual cattle, pigs, and poultry categories.
Extensive professional and systematic knowledge in the field of farm animal breeding. Knowledge of current trends in farm animal breeding.
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of anatomy, reproduction, and nutrition in farm animals.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Written examination, Seminar work
Each student prepares the assigned seminar paper based on professional and scientific literary sources. The work needs to be regularly checked by the tutor.
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Recommended literature
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Andrt, M. Technika a technologie pro chov zvířat.. Praha: ČZU, 2011.
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Dewulf, J., Van Immerseel, F. Biosecurity in animal production and veterinary medicine from principles to practice.. CABI Publ., 2020. ISBN 978-1789245684.
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Jong, I. C. de, Swalander, M. Alternative systems for poultry: health, welfare and productivity.. CABI Publ., Alte. ISBN 978-1845938246.
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Leeson, S., Summers, J.D. Broiler breeder production.. Nottingham: University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1904761-79-2.
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Philips, C. J. C. Principles of cattle production.. CABI Publ., 2018. ISBN 978-1786392725.
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Přikryl, M. a kol. Technologická zařízení staveb živočišné výroby.. Praha: TempoPress II, 1997.
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Whittemore, C.T. Whittemore´s science and practice of pig production.. UK: Blackwell Publ., 2006. ISBN 978-1- 4051-2448-.
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