Plant biology applied to breeding

Teacher(s)

Moens André; Quinet Muriel;

Language

French

Prerequisites

None

Main themes

1. Outline of the history of the process of domestication.
2. Description of the agrarian systems in Belgium. This chapter aims at familiarizing the students to the various types of farms.
3. Notions of cultivation techniques, notions of the vegetable biomass processing, notions of plant classification and morphology, presentation of the main plants of interest in animal food cultivated in our regions. This part aims at familiarizing the students to the techniques of plants production and processing used to feed farm animals
4. Presentation of the main toxic plants of our regions (determination, type of poisoning, target animals, incidence in veterinary medicine).
5. Practical activities (15 h). Visit of farms (breeding and cultivation), determination of food and toxic plants, making a small herbarium.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	This course aims at presenting to the future veterinarians the most important aspects of the agricultural productions used for the animal food as well as the most frequent toxic plants of our country.

Content

History of the domestication of plants and animals. Description of the various agrarian systems in Belgium. Elements of botanical morphology. Study of the cultural characteristics of around thirty food plants and about fifteen toxic plants

Teaching methods

Oral lecture by the professor
Presentation with transparencies
Practical class: dissection of flowers, visits of farms and determination on the field of food and toxic plants

Evaluation methods

Oral exam with 45 minutes of preparation and herbarium

Online resources

 syllabus available on the Moodle platform.  This syllabus is also available in printed form at the DUC.

Bibliography

• LVET1111 Biologie végétale appliquée à l'élevage (syllabus)

Plus d'une quinzaine d'ouvrages disponibles pour consultation chez le titulaire
La flore de référence est : Anne-Laure Jacquemart et Charlotte Descamps, Flore écologique de Belgique, éditions Erasme

Teaching materials

• LVET1111 Biologie végétale appliquée à l'élevage (syllabus)

Faculty or entity

VETE