Monogastrics Production II

– General Agriculture and Zootechnia I and II

– Biology I and II

– Unit of animal biology

In order to be able to confer the proposed competences, the teaching / learning process is based on:

1) Theoretical lecture classes in the classroom with Powerpoint presentations.

2) In the execution of practical work in the field (handling horses and pigs at ESAC and private farms outside of school), in the laboratory (natural reproduction and artificial insemination)

3) In the bibliographic research and analysis of articles and reports on the contents of the CU.

The Curricular Unit aims at enabling the student to know the main aspects associated with the production of pigs and the production of horses with the following objectives:

– Know the breeds of pigs and their main characteristics;

– Know the production systems;

– Know how to apply the appropriate techniques and processes of daily management in the sector of the reproduction and selection;

– Know the management techniques of a pig farm;

– Know the needs of housing pigs and the treatment of effluents;

– Understand animal feeding and nutrition and food management at different stages of production;

– Understand the factors affecting pig welfare, animal hygiene and sanitation and how to define the animal biosafety plan;

– To know the breeds of horses and their main characteristics;

– To develop their technical knowledge on horse breeding;

– Know the breeding management in equines;

– Know the food management of horses;

– Know the horses hygiene and sanitation;

– Knowledge of horse-riding and equine training.

In order to achieve the objectives of the curricular unit and provide the students with the required competences, the curricular unit is divided into two modules: Module 1 – Pig production  and Module 2 – Horse production

Module 1 – Pig production (50%)

1) The origin and evolution of pigs and breeds exploited in different production systems;

2) Pigs accommodation – Regimes: Intensive, Intensive outdoor and extensive;

3) Reproductive and Food Management and the necessary records.

4) Breeding, rearing and fattening piglets;

5) Animal Health and Diseases affecting pigs;

6) Biosafety in a pig farm.

Module 2 – Horse Production (50%)

1) The origin and evolution of the equines, the different breeds and their aptitudes;

2) Accommodations;

3) Equine Reproduction – Equine reproductive management techniques;

4) Semen technology;

5) Feeding of horses;

6) Animal hygiene and health;

7) Horse riding and Equine training.

Continuous assessment

Module 1:  (40% grade test1 + 40% grade test2 + 20% student's participation in classes)

Module 2: (60% grade teste + 20% student's participation and performance in classes + 20% written work)

FINAL GRADE = 50% Module 1 + 50% Module 2

Final exam assessment

Students who have not passed continuous assessment and who have been present in at least 75% of the total classes effectively taught, are entitled to partial exemption during the exam period for assessment elements in which they have obtained a minimum grade of 7.5. Students who opt for continuous assessment have their grade calculated using the following formula (according to the weighting considered in continuous assessment):

            FINAL GRADE = 50% Module 1 + 50% Module 2

Students who opted for assessment in an exam have their grade calculated using the following formula:

            FINAL GRADE = written exam (70%) + practical/oral exam related to practical classes (30%) = 100.0%

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