Pastures and Forage Conservation

– Metodologia expositiva para a apresentação de conceitos teóricos
– Acompanhamento permanente de casos práticos que ilustram as matérias apresentadas e permitem aos estudantes a percepção da efectiva aplicação dos conceitos enunciados
– Análise de artigos científicos e de divulgação, visionamento de vídeos/diaporamas, consulta, estudos de caso e pesquisa de elementos e dados comparativos
– Contacto com as áreas de pastagens e de culturas forrageiras da exploração agro-pecuária da ESAC e de outras explorações permitem consolidar os conteúdos programáticos expostos

1. List the specific definitions for pastures and forrages to their relevance for feeding herbivorous animals
and crop rotations in organic farming;
2. Know the general characteristics of the main grassland and forage species and elementary procedures
for installation.
3. Relate the physiology of grassland species of husbandry adopted in the pastures;
4. Adapt the principles involved in processing of fodder for the preparation of specific work programs.

MODULE I – PASTURES AND FORRAGES IN ORGANIC PRODUCTION
1 – Designations relating to different types of pastures and forages
2 – Production and quality of grassland and forage crops
3 – Benefits of pastures and fodder in organic production and crop rotations
4 – Physiological adaptation of species to the mediterranean climate
5 – Characteristics of major grassland species and forage
MODULE II – PRODUCTION AND USE OF PASTURES
1 – Cultural Operations for the establishment of pastures
2 – Grazing systems
3 – Actions in the management of pastures
MODULE III – CONSERVATION OF FORRAGES
1 – Processes: hay, silage, hay, silage and dehydration
2 – Mechanisms of drying: water loss after cutting
3 – Performance of microorganisms and ensiling characteristics of forage
4 – driving processes of conservation
5 – operative Chains for conservation programs
6 – Loss of preservation and quality of final product

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