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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Content of lectures: Welfare and hygiene of small animals. Importance, history, current status and perspectives of rabbit breeding. Technology of rabbit breeding and feeding. Reproduction, meat production, diseases. History of guinea pig breeding. Technology of breeding and feeding of quinea pigs. Reproduction, breeding and the most common guinea pig diseases. Breeding of chinchillas and nutrias. Content of practices: Identification of small animals, registration and administration of breeding. Organizations in the Czech Republic and Europe. Standards of breeds. Basics of small animals showing. Breeds of rabbits. Breeds, colors and markings of guinea pigs. Color mutation of nutrias and chinchillas. Excursion at the National Small Animals Show in Lysá nad Labem.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
- Preparation for classes
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 78 hours per semester
- Field trip
- 12 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 40 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of subject is to learn students about small animals breeding, knowledge of breeds and colors of appropriate species. The subject is focused on issue of rabbits, guinea pigs and marginally also fur animals.
Theoretical principles and practical skills for small animals caregivers.
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Prerequisites
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Standard knowledge of zootechnics, physiology, genetics and animal nutrition.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Combined exam
Course credit award: Active participation in practical excercises (max. 1 excused absence) 2 credit tests (70 %) Participation in the excursion - Small animal show in Lysá nad Labem (all day) Exam: Writing test (70 %) + exam.
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Recommended literature
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Kolektiv autorů. Standard plemen morčat. Praha, 2019.
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Rašmanová, K., & Vítková, D. Svet morčiat. Ružomberok, 2006.
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Skřivan, M., Tůmová, E., Skřivanová, V.:. Chov králíků a kožešinových zvířat. 1. vyd., Praha, ČZU AF 2002, 250 s.. ISBN 80-213-0955-5.
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Šimek, V. Vzorník plemen králíků. Brno, 2020.
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Webster, J. Životní pohoda zvířa: kulhání k ráji.. Praha, 2009.
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