Base Knowledge
1) Biology; 2) Animal Anatomy & Phisiology
Teaching Methodologies
1. Exposure of classical themes; 2. Execution of practical tasks at sheepbarn of ESAC; 3. Literature reasearch under faculty guidance
Learning Results
Know all the routine procedures of conducting a farm of sheep and / or goats, productive skills and their differences, the importance of the sector in the regional economy and the constraints on its development
Program
a) domestic breeds of sheep and goats and their skills;. b) physiological mechanisms involved in food, nutrition, reproduction, lactation and growth and pathology of the species; c) standards of general husbandry, feeding, breeding and health, to each species; d) characteristics of the production of milk, meat and wool in each species and their economic importance; e) biometric systems and related structures involved; f) production systems and regional differences, constraints and objectives to be pursued
Curricular Unit Teachers
Grading Methods
- - Objectivo 2 - Produções: 1) exame escrito (80%); 2) execução de tarefas no ovil (20%). - 30.0%
- - Objectivo 1 - Maneio.(70%): 1) exame escrito (80%); 2) execução de tarefas no ovil (20%) - 70.0%
- - Objectivo 2 - Produções: 1) exame escrito (80%); 2) exame prático no ovil (20%). - 30.0%
- - Objectivo 1 - Maneio: 1) exame escrito (80%); 2) exame prático no ovil (20%) - 70.0%
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
BODEN, E. – Sheep and goat practice / ed. E. Boden. London: Baillière Tindall, Cop. 1991. (The in practice hanbooks
DEGOIS É. – Manual do criador de ovinos: guia para os pastores e criadores de ovinos Gráfica Europan, 1985. (Colecção Euroagro, 19)
DUDOUET C. – La production du mouton. Paris: CEP, 1997. (Produire mieux)
GOODWIN D.H. – Scheep management and production: A practical guide for farmers and students. 2nd ed. London: Hutchinson, 1989
ITOVIC (INSTITUT TECHNIQUE DE L ÉLEVAGE OVIN ET CAPRIN), Lélevage Ovin Paris, Hachette, 1978
CORCY Jean-Christophe – La chèvre. Paris: La Maison Rustique, 1991
BORREGO J.D. – A reprodução nos ovinos: Publicaçöes Ciência e Vida, 1982
ETIENNE, M. – Elevage ovin et protection de la forêt méditerranéenne contre les incendies: participation d’un troupeau de moutons à l’entretien d’un réseau de pare-feu. Versailles: I.N.R.A., Unité d’Écodéveloppement, 1989. (Études et recherches sur les systèmes agraires et le développement, 15
SÁ F.V. – A cabra: da produção de leite à protecção da natureza 2ª ed. corrigida e actualizada. Lisboa: Clássica, 1990. (Nova Colecção Técnica Agrária, 6
COOP, I.E. – Sheep and goat production / Edited by I. E. Coop. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1982. (World Animal Science, C1)
CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE ALTOS ESTUDIOS AGRONÓMICOS MEDITERRANEOS Valorizacion de productos lacteos de ovinos y caprinos en el area mediterranea. Tecnologias actuales y perspectivas de mercado: curso avanzado: advanced course Valorisation des produits laitiers des ovins et caprins en mediterranee. Technologies actuelles et perspectives de marche: cours approfondi Valorization of sheep and goat dairy products in the mediterranean. Present technologies and market perspectives. Pamplona: Universidad Pública de Navarra, 1997
FAZENDEIRO, M.I. – Conselhos prácticos de ovinos e caprinos. Samtarém: Associação de criadores de caprinos e ovinos do Ribatejo e Oeste, 1996. (Série Divulgação, 1)