Pig Production and Health Care

Structure Type: Course
Code: KA01CMATU09
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 5.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Palander, Samu
Teacher Team: Palander, Samu ; Kalliomäki, Taina
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
MAELINK-2013   4 autumn   5.0   2016-08-01   2016-12-31  

Learning Outcomes

Students will acquire a comprehensive understanding of pig husbandry and competence to work as entrepreneurs or in consulting work.

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course: 135 h
- of which scheduled studies: 60 h
- of which autonomous studies: 75 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Common basic studies on animal production

Contents

Current issues in pig nutrition and management, breeding and preventive health care

Recommended or Required Reading

Current material according to the students' own interest and information retrieval

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussions, problem-solving assignments, reports, and literature

Assessment Criteria

Acceptable level: The student is able to plan feeding of different pig groups, is able to select animals for breeding and to plan preventive health care and is able to participate professional discussions regarding pig production.

Assessment Methods

Active participation, assignments, final written and oral examination

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