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Degree course in
Livestock science and animal production technologies
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Veterinary Science

BASIC CONCEPTS OF VETERINARY ETHOLOGY
cod. 1005234

Academic year 2016/17
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Fabio DE RENSIS
Academic discipline
Fisiologia veterinaria (VET/02)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
28 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
hub: PARMA
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Learning objectives

Knowledge of the physiological bases of animal behavior

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Functional organization of the nervous system.
Regulation of emotional and behavioral patterns by the hypothalamus and the lymbic system. Biological rhythms. Motivation and learning. Classic conditioning. Trial and error learning: reward and punishment. Social behavior and hierarchy. Territorial behavior and marking. Pheromones. Stress and distress in domestic animals. Fight or flight reaction. Welfare in farm animals.

Full programme

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Bibliography

Etologia degli animali domestici, Per Jensen, McGraw-Hill, Milano.

Teaching methods

Lectures to make tha student able to understand the neurophysiological bases of animal behavior. Develop the skills of critical analysis aimed at resolving problems related to the future profession. Training objectives of the practical part: reinforce the principles discussed during the lessons and experience of acquisition and interpretation of physiological and behavioural parameters.

Assessment methods and criteria

written and oral exam.The teaching mode and teaching methodologies in relation to learning outcomes stated above consist of lectures, tutorials, seminars, workshops, research in the archive or library.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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