Course: Pig Breeding

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Course title Pig Breeding
Course code KZVE/QPRAS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kernerová Naděžda, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic characteristics of pork meat commodity. Pig breeding in the Czech Republic and worldwide. Breeding and utility type, constitution types, temperament and condition in pigs. Performance characteristics of pigs. Body growth and development. Breeding and hybridization programs. Stress factors in pigs and meat quality. Performance test in pigs, determination of total breeding value. Breeding technology and technological methods of breeding and fattening pigs. Principles of farm protection, zoo-hygiene and all-in-all-out system. Pig carcasses classification and grading.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Class attendance - 16 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 44 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 34 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 56 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Students will become acquainted with the performance characteristics and breeding work of individual categories of pigs in different types and technologies of housing.
Theoretical knowledge and practical skills for zootechnical work of specialists in pig breeding.
Prerequisites
Standard knowledge of physiology, genetics, and animal nutrition.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam, Seminar work, Interim evaluation

Writing of seminar paper (project).
Recommended literature
  • Jakubec, V. et al. Šlechtění prasat. Rapotín: Asociace chovatelů masných plemen, 2002. ISBN 80-903143-1-7.
  • McGlone, J., Pond, W. Pig Production: Biological Principles and Applications. Clifton Park, NY: Thomson/Delmar Learning, c2003, 2002. ISBN 0-8273-8484-X.
  • Pulkrábek, J. et al. Chov prasat. Praha: Profi Press, 2005. ISBN 80-86726-11-8.
  • Říha, J. et al. Reprodukce v procesu šlechtění prasat. Rapotín: Asociace chovatelů masných plemen, 2001. ISBN 80-903143-3-3.
  • Stupka, R. et al. Základy chovu prasat. Praha: PowerPrint, 2009. ISBN 978-80-904011-2-9.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Animal husbandry (2013) Category: Agriculture and forestry 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter