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ANIMAL PRODUCTION
cod. 06756

Academic year 2008/09
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Zootecnica speciale (AGR/19)
Field
Formazione interdisciplinare
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
40 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
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Integrated course unit module: ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND GENETIC IMPROVEMENT

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Learning objectives

To supply to the student the knowledge on the zootechnical productions and the possible applications of biotechnologies in zootechnical field.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<p> Milk production. Cattle meat production. Swine meat production. Mendelian genetics of zootechnical interest (with monofactorial genetic defects). Relationships and consanguinity. The quantitative genetics and the infinitesimale model. Systems of reproductor evaluation. The outlines of selection and genetic progress. <br />
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Didactic visits: visits to herds. genetic centres. institutes of genetic material control. laboratories specialised in the application of the biotechnologies to animal productions. <br />
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Full programme

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Bibliography

BITTANTE G., ANDRIGHETTO L., RAMANZIN M.: Fondamenti di Zootecnica. Liviana Ed., Padova, 1990 <br />
PAGNACCO G.: Genetica applicata alle produzioni animali. Città Studi Ed., Milano, 1997 <br />

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