PHYSICAL CLIMATOLOGY
cod. 03376

Academic year 2008/09
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Zootecnica speciale (AGR/19)
Field
Zootecnia e produzioni animali
Type of training activity
Characterising
24 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
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course unit
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Integrated course unit module: PHYSICAL CLIMATOLOGY

Learning objectives

<br />To give to the student the competences on the effects of the environment on the zootechnical productions.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<br />Introduction to physioclimatology; definition of climate and microclimate; methods of measurement of the climatic parameters; definition and calculation of the THI.<br />Effects of the microclimate on the quali-quantitative productions of the animals with zootechnical interest. Active and passive operations on the control of microclimate. <br />Guided tours to zootechnical herds.

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br />AA.VV. Vacca da latte e stress da caldo. Tipolitografia Italia, Piacenza, 1995.<br />AA.VV. Allevamento della vacca da latte in estate. Tipolitografia Italia, Piacenza, 1996.

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