Feed and animal health care planning

Structure Type:	Course
Code:	KA01CMYT03
Type:	Elective
Level:	Bachelor
Credits:	10.0 points
Responsible Teacher:	Palander, Samu
Teacher Team:	Palander, Samu ; Rönkä, Teija ; Kalliomäki, Taina
Language of Instruction:	Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum	Semester	Credits	Start of Semester	End of Semester
MAELINK-2014	3 autumn	5.0	2016-08-01	2016-12-31
MAELINK-2014	3 spring	5.0	2017-01-01	2017-07-31
MAELINK-2015	3 autumn	5.0	2017-08-01	2017-12-31
MAELINK-2015	3 spring	5.0	2018-01-01	2018-07-31
MAELINK-2016	3 autumn	5.0	2018-08-01	2018-12-31
MAELINK-2016	3 spring	5.0	2019-01-01	2019-07-31

Learning Outcomes

The student will be able to
-plan the feeding of pigs, cattle and poultry taking into account productivity, animal health and welfare, economy and environment
-monitor the factors related to an animal health care plan
-use the modern planning tools
-apply knowledge on animal nutrition and welfare when evaluating feeding and helth care plans

Student's Workload

Totally 267 h, of which scheduled studies about 100 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Common studies on animal husbundry

-Nutritional physiology of farm animals in the context of production and animal health
-Further information on and importance of feed evaluation systems, nutrients, and feed processing
-Software used in feed planning
-Further knowledge on the mechanisms related to animal health and illness
-The field and organisations related to national animal health care
-The health care plans and monitoring typical factors affecting animal health, preventing of the typical diseases and principles of medication

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, excercises and demonstrations

Assessment Criteria

Approved/fail on the basis of the learning objectives mentioned above

Assessment Methods

Active participating, assignments

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