ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Science
Areas: Animal production
Center Higher Polytechnic Engineering School
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
To know, understand and use the different systems and techniques of animal production in the different livestock species in order to obtain animal products.
Beef production. Swine production. Poultry production. Sheep and goat production. Rabbit production. Production of other livestock species.
Theory: Expository Teaching (P=24h) (NP=48h)
I. Introduction: generalities of Animal Production Systems (2h) (NP=4h)
II. Milk and meat beef production (8h) (NP=16h)
III. Swine production (4h) (NP=8h)
IV. Poultry production (4h)(NP=8h)
V. Sheep production (2h) (NP=4h)
VI. Goat production (2h) (NP=4h)
VII: Rabbit production (1h) (NP=2h)
VIII. Other alternative productions (1h) (NP=2h)
Each thematic group includes:
- Census and productions.
- Location.
- Breeds.
- Production systems.
- Reproductive management.
- Food management.
- Other management operations: Facilities and equipment.
- Animal welfare.
- Animal products.
Practical: Interactive Teaching (P=24h) (NP=48h)
I. Management of the reproduction of livestock species (3h) (NP=6h)
II. Calculation of technical productive traits(5h) (NP=10h)
III. Traceability of livestock species (1h) (NP=2h)
IV. Food management in the different livestock species (3h) (NP=6h)
V. Breeds used in Animal Production (1h) (NP=2h)
VI. Characterization of livestock products: milk, meat and eggs. (4h) (NP=8h)
VII. Milking equipment: circuit components and operation (3h) (NP=6h)
VIII. Active visit to the Terra Campus Experimental Farm "Gayoso Castro" (4h) (NP=8h)
Basic Bibliography:
BENNET, B. 2011. Guía de la cría de conejos. Ediciones Omega. Barcelona.
BUXADE, C. 1987. La gallina ponedora. Sistemas de explotación y técnicas de producción. Ed. Mundi-Prensa. Madrid.
BUXADE, C. 1998. Ovino de carne. Aspectos clave. Ed. Mundi-Prensa. Madrid.
CALLEJO RAMOS, A. 2009. Cow comfort: el bienestar de la vaca lechera, Ed. Servet, Zaragoza.
CARAVACA, F.P. et al. 2007. Sistemas ganaderos en el Siglo XXI. Universidad de Sevilla.
FEDNA. Tablas de composición de alimentos. Madrid.
LLOYD, L.E.; MCDONALD, B.E.; CRAMPTON, E.W. 1978. Fundamentals of nutrition (No. Ed. 2). WH Freeman and Co..
McDONALD, P.; EDWARDS, R.A.; GREENHALGH, J.F.D.; MORGAN, C.A. 2006. Nutrición animal. Ed. Acribia, Zaragoza.
SAÑUDO, C. 2008. Manual de diferenciación racial. Ed. Servet. Zaragoza.
SAUVANT, D.; PEREZ, J.M.; TRAN, G. 2004. Tablas de composición y de valor nutritivo de las materias primas destinadas a los animales de interés ganadero: cerdos, aves, bovinos, ovinos, caprinos, conejos, caballos y peces. Ed. Mundi-Prensa, Madrid.
SOLTNER, D. 2000. Alimentation des animaux domestiques. Collection Sciences et Tecniques Agricoles. Le Clos Lorelle.
Complementary Bibliography:
ABECIA MARTÍNEZ, A.; FORCADA MIRANDA, F. 2011. Manejo reproductivo en ganado ovino. Editorial Servet.
CARBALLO FERNÁNDEZ, J. y LÓPEZ PÉREZ, M. 1998. Ordeño mecánico. Instalaciones y equipos, SEMEGEN, Santiago de Compostela.
CASTELLO, J.A.; PONTES, M.; FRANCO, F. 1989. Producción de huevos. Real Escuela de Avicultura. Areyns de Mar. Barcelona.
CORCY, J.C. 1993. La cabra. Aedos/Mundi-Prensa. Barcelona/Madrid.
FLANDERS, F.; GILLESPIE, J.R. 2015. Modern livestock & poultry production. Cengage Learning.
I.N.R.A. 2007. Alimentation des bovins, ovins et caprins. Tables de l’alimentation des bovins, ovins et caprins. Ed. Quae. Versailles.
JARRIGE, R. (Ed.) 1990. Alimentación de bovinos, ovinos y caprinos. Ed. Mundi Prensa. Madrid.
MANUAL DE PORCINOCULTURA. I.T.P. 1997. Ed. Acribia. Zaragoza.
MINSON, D. 2012. Forage in ruminant nutrition. Elsevier.
POND, W.G.; MANER, J.H.; HARRIS, D.L. 2012. Pork production systems: efficient use of swine and feed resources. Springer Science & Business Media.
ZEA, J.; DIAZ, M.D. 1990. Producción de carne con pastos y forrajes. Ed. Mundi-Prensa. Madrid.
The use of both basic and complementary internet resources specified is recommended, in the Bibliography section, as well as that electronic access bibliography available at the USC Library (https://www.usc.gal/es/servicios/area/biblioteca-universitaria). Also, through portico (http://sfx.bugalicia.org/san/az) and EZproxy (https://iacobus.usc.gal/discovery/search?vid=34CISUG_USC:VU1), managed by BUGalicia, it will be possible to search for scientific journals and electronic books (with the credentials of the USC). For specific topics, professors may provide open access articles or recommend searching through PubMed or Google Scholar.
BASIC AND GENERAL:
CG1 - Knowledge of basic, scientific and technological subjects that allow continuous learning, as well as ability to adapt to new situations or changing environments.
CG2 - Ability to solve problems with creativity, initiative, methodology and critical reasoning.
CG4 - Ability to search for and use the rules and regulations related to its scope of action.
TRANSVERSE:
CT5 - Ability to obtain adequate, diverse and updated information.
CT10 - Use of bibliographic and Internet information.
SPECIFIC:
CEG5 - Ability to draft and sign rural development, environmental impact and waste management studies from agri-food industries, agricultural and livestock farms, and spaces related to gardening and landscaping.
CEG6 - Ability to direct and manage all kinds of agri-food industries, agricultural and livestock farms, urban and / or rural green spaces, and public or private sports areas, with knowledge of new technologies, quality processes, traceability and certification and marketing and marketing techniques for food products and cultivated plants.
CR3 - Ability to know, understand and use the principles of the bases of animal production. Livestock facilities.
CR4 - Ability to know, understand and use the principles of biotechnology applications in agricultural and livestock engineering.
EA1 - Ability to know, understand and use the principles of animal production technologies: Animal anatomy. Animal physiology. Animal production, protection and farming systems. Animal production techniques. Genetics and animal improvement.
*MC1 - Ability to know, understand and use the principles of plant and animal production technologies: Plant breeding; Biotechnology and plant breeding; Crops; Crop protection; Gardening and Landscaping. Sport zones.
MC2 - Ability to know, understand and use the principles of nutrition, hygiene and animal production systems. Biotechnology and animal improvement. Animal products.
Face-to-face activities:
• Participatory master classes: Oral presentations by the professors on the different topics.
Use of classic blackboards.
Presentations by computer.
Exceptionally, face-to-face master classes can be combined with virtual teaching up to 10% of the total hours of the subject.
CG1, CG2, CT10, CR3, CR4, EA1, MC1 and MC2.
Individualized tutorials: Personalized attention to the students to solve doubts and problems raised (mainly face-to-face, although virtual tutorials can be scheduled respecting the timetables listed in schedule).
CG1, CG2, CT10, CR3, CR4, EA1, MC1 and MC2.
• Practical classes: They constitute an application of what has been analyzed in theory, and will include:
a) Analysis of practical cases.
b) Problem solving and practical assumptions.
c) Laboratory practices.
d) Active visits.
CG1, CG2, CT10, CR3, CR4, EA1, MC1 and MC2.
At the end of each topic or group of topics, the resolution of exercises to be evaluated will be proposed.
During the practical sessions/seminars, examples will first be solved and new exercises / problems will be proposed individually that must be solved in the classroom / practical laboratory for a limited time, these exercises will be subsequently evaluated and will allow continuous evaluation of the students.
CG1, CG2, CT10, CR3, CR4, EA1, MC1 and MC2.
Non-face-to-face activities:
• Autonomous work and independent study of the students.
• Resolution of problem bulletins and practical cases.
• Preparation for the final evaluation test.
CG1, CG2, CT10, CR3, CR4, EA1, MC1 and MC2.
All teaching will be carried out with the support of ICTs and with the systematic use of the Virtual Campus as a teaching support.
Regular attendance at the lecture sessions and mandatory attendance at the scheduled practical activities is required. To take the final exam, students must attend 100% of the practical sessions.
The assessment of knowledge will be conducted through a final written exam, which includes an assessment of theoretical knowledge through objectively assessed tests "miscellaneous with multiple-choice questions and questions to be written" (50% of the exam grade) and a portion of practical exercises (50% of the exam grade). The total value of the final exam will represent 70% of the total grade for the course, with a mandatory numerical pass rate (5) on both parts. Competencies assessed: EA1, CR3, CR4 and MC2.
Attendance at theoretical and practical classes (10%) and the completion of exercises/problem-solving and practical cases in seminars (20%) will be awarded an additional 30% of the total final grade, based on attendance, active participation, and student attitude. An attendance record will be used for both theoretical and practical classes, and another record will be used to record the submission of previously assigned solved exercises. Competencies assessed: CG2, CT5, CG4, CT10 and MC2.
The criteria for the first and second retakes are the same. Grades will not be retained for repeat students.
Students who have been granted an attendance exemption by the Degree Committee, in accordance with the Class Attendance Regulations, should be aware that, in order to pass the course, mandatory and inexcusable teaching activities may be substituted by assigned student assignments, which will be weighted similarly to the practical work they replace.
In the event of plagiarism, fraud, or misuse of technology during online tests, the provisions of the "Regulations on the Assessment of Students' Academic Performance and Qualification Review" will apply.
Face-to-face Work:
Lectures: 24 hours
Interactive Classes: 24 hours
Tutoring: 3 hours
Total Face-to-Face Work: 51 hours
Student Personal Work:
Individual Study: 71 hours
Exercise/Problem Solving and Practical Case Studies: 25 hours
Exams: 3 hours
Total Personal Work: 99 hours
Total: 150 hours
Participatory attendance in expository and interactive teaching classes.
Completion of pre-proposed exercises/problems/assumptions for correction in class.
Attendance at tutorials to clarify or resolve any questions or concerns related to the coursework.
It is recommended that students have completed Animal Husbandry.
Students will have access to the documentation used in classes (presentations, assignment sheets, etc.) through the designated photocopying service or by email and/or made available on the USC Virtual Campus.
Antonio Iglesias Becerra
Coordinador/a- Department
- Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Science
- Area
- Animal production
- antonio.iglesias [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Ana Isabel Roca Fernandez
- Department
- Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Science
- Area
- Animal production
- Phone
- 982822415
- anai.roca [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Intern Assistant LOSU