Animal productions1 : principles and feeding

lbira2107a  2018-2019  Louvain-la-Neuve

Animal productions1 : principles and feeding
4 credits
30.0 h + 7.5 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Froidmont Eric;
Language
French
Prerequisites
The set of competences, abilities and knowledge acquired during a bachelor degree in the area of Bioscience engineering.
Main themes
Concepts presented during the course: 
- basic concepts in animal nutrition ;
- formulation of equilibrated and optimized rations for the productive livestock ;
- the concept of animal production chains ;
- herd management practices ;
- the impact of zootechnical measures on the quality of foods of animal origin;
- the influence of the production patterns on the animal effluents.
Content
1.    Ex cathedra course
-       principles of nutrition
-       feeding systems
-       animal requirements and nutritional value of feeding stuffs
-       principles of dairy production, as well as of bovine and porcine meat production
-       relation between managing techniques and quality of the products
2.    Visits of animal production farms, animal selection centres and feed production plants
3.     Training in ration design and in the use of herd management softwares
Individual research on a specific topic submitted to each student and delivery of a written report and of an oral presentation followed by answers to the questions of the teachers.
Teaching methods
All the topics will be addressed through a coordinated set of oral courses, visits of production farms and associated structures, participation in scientific meetings, individual bibliographic searches and training sessions for the use of herd management softwares.
Most of the activity requires the presence of the students.
Evaluation methods
Written examination comprising questions evaluating (1) the knowledge acquired, (2) the approach developed to solve a complex problem and (3) the ability to propose practical and optimized rations.
Evaluation of the active participation in the visits of production plants.
Evaluation of the written report, the oral presentation and the oral defence related to a specific topic submitted to each student.  
Other information
This course can be given in English
Online resources
Moodle
Bibliography
Notes de cours données par les professeurs
Livres de référence conseillés mais non imposés
Faculty or entity
AGRO


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Environmental Bioengineering