ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Animal Husbadry

Dairy Cows. Milk market in Italy and Europe and future production perspective. Feeding management: ration balancing and feeding techniques. Efficiency parameters for production and reproduction. Weaning and heifer management. Prepartum preparation with the objective of preventing metabolic disorders. Milk quality. Dry period.

Beef cattle: the meat market in Italy and Europe and future production perspective. Production techniques in relation of the stocker type. Production goals. Feeding of fattening beef and meat quality.

Swine: Pork market in Italy and Europe and future production perspective. Pork quality in relation to the production of cured ham. Managing sows for maximum productive and reproductive performances. Raising young sows. Pregnancy and parturition. Managing piglets. Lactation and dry period. Weaning and fattening

Goats: Managing dairy goats

Poultry Science: 1.5 CFU
1. Poultry Market, Production Chain, Housing and Equipments
2. Poultry breeds and commercial hybrids. Genetics outline
3. Egg composition and quality
4. Egg artificial incubation
5. Poultry nutrition and feeding
6. Broiler farming
7. Hen farming
8. Seminars on “hot topics” in poultry science

Rabbit Science: 1.5 CFU
1. Rabbit Market, Production Chain, Housing and Equipments
2. Rabbit breeds and commercial hybrids
3. Rabbit Nutrition and feeding
4. Anatomy and physiology of reproduction (outlines)
5. Reproductive Rhythms
6. Rabbit farming techniques: reproduction, weaning, fattening
7. Seminars on “hot topics” in rabbit science