Learning objectives
To give to the student the necessary competences on the animal welfare for the correct management of the zootechnical herds. To give to the student the competences on the effects of the environment on the zootechnical productions. To give to the student the necessary competences on the zootechnical sanitation for the correct management of the zootechnical herds.
Course unit content
Definition of Animal Welfare. <br />
Elements of Zootechnical Ethology; communication; aggressiveness and social structure; sexual behaviour; maternal behaviour; development of the behaviour; learning; alimentary behaviour; behavioural disturbs. Main normative on the Bovine Welfare; main norms on the Swine Welfare; the norm on the animal welfare and relationships with the breeding structures. <br />
Introduction to physioclimatology; definition of climate and microclimate; methods of measurement of the climatic parameters; definition and calculation of the THI.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 />
Introduction to the zootechnical sanitation; modalities of cleaning; main detergents with zootechnical use; <br />
disinfection modalities; ideal disinfectant definition; main disinfectants with zootechnical use; <br />
disinfestation modalities; scope of the disinfestation; main disinfestants with zootechnical use; elements of zootechnical biosecurity. <br />
The management of manures in the herds; national and regional norms; removal, storage and treatment of the manures. <br />
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Guided tours to zootechnical herds. <br />
Bibliography
David Sainsbury. Farm Animal Welfare. Collins, 1986. <br />
Houpt K.A. Il comportamento degli animali domestici. EMSI, Roma, 2003. <br />
AA.VV. La valutazione del benessere nella specie bovina. Fondazione iniziative zooprofilattiche e zootecniche. Brescia, 2002 <br />
AA.VV. Il benessere dei suini e delle bovine da latte: punti critici e valutazione in allevamento. Fondazione iniziative zooprofilattiche e zootecniche. Brescia, 2003. 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. Montemurro N. Igiene zootecnica. Edagricole., Bologna, 2002. <br />
