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Animal Husbandry II

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Course abstract

Students have been introduced with importance of animal husbandry in national economic, characterization of branch and development perspectives in Latvia. Students get knowledge in species and breed of domestic animals, their forming history, different animal breeding technologies, methods of estimation of productivity, organization of pedigree recording system.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Students get knowledge of the different species of livestock and poultry biological traits, breeding and feeding technologies, animal products and quality feeding technologies, animal products and quality assurance principles. Successful passed tests.
Students have skills to evaluate of appropriate farming technologies for different species and groups livestock and poultry, to fill out the required documents, to evaluate the indices of product quality. Successful passed practical works and independent works.
After completing of course students are competent to assess to conformity of livestock and poultry for production, to evaluate the applied breeding technologies, to indicate a livestock holder to the mistakes in documentation and production of high quality animal products. Successful passed final test.

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Characteristics of the sheep sector, its situation in Latvia. The order of the sheep register. Lectures 1h, practical works 1h.
2. Sheep breeds, their choices possibilities. Sheep nutrition and use feedstuff. Peculiarities of nutrition in different sex and different age of sheep. Lectures 2h, practical works 2h.
3. Sheep's ethology, welfare and keeping. Sheep mating and lambing organization. Lamb’s breeding. The role of sheep monitoring and breeding in the development of breed farms. Lectures 1h, practical works 1h.
4. Possibilities to improve productivity and quality of sheep meat. Applied breeding methods. Flock of meat sheep circulation. Lectures 1h, practical works 1h.
5. Characteristics of the goat breeding sector in Latvia. The economic importance of goat farming. Biological features of goats. Lectures 1h, practical works 1h.
6. Goat breeds in the World and Latvia. Goat's exterior. Selection. Lectures 2h, practical works 2h.
7. Goat farms. Goat management and care. Peculiarities of goat and kid nutrition. Lectures 1h, practical works 1h.
8. Goat's milk and dairy products. Factors affecting the milk productivity. Monitoring and evaluation of milk productivity. Structure of goat herd, planning of reproduction. Lectures 1h, practical works 1h.
9. The situation in poultry farming in Latvia. National economy of poultry. Constitution and exterior. Lectures 1h, practical works 1h.
10. Origin of poultry. Breeds and types classification of poultry. The most suitable breeds of poultry, crosses for egg and meat production. Lectures 1h, practical works 1h.
11. Peculiarities of poultry nutrition. Feedstuffs and feed supplements and their use in poultry feeding. Principles of nutrition rationing. Lectures 1h, practical works 1h.
12. Welfare requirements of poultry. Poultry organism and external environment. Characteristics of biological and economical features (growth, fertility, laying intensity etc.). Lectures 1h, practical works 1h.
13. Quality of eggs using in incubation and food. Determination of the sex and age of the bird. Lectures 1h, practical works 1h.
14. Productivity and quality of poultry meat. Lectures 1h, practical works 1h.

Requirements for awarding credit points

To ensure access to QA test with a mark, students have to comply with course requirements, i.e. certain amount of classwork, tests, practical work and independent work in accordance with course cpecification have to be evaluated positively.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

During each practical work, students receive individual or group tasks that need to be performed and defended. In the practical work of sheep breeding, students perform 4 independent tasks, the performance of which is an e-studies environment or classroom work, depending on the type of practical work. On goat issues there is one independent work (analysis and presentation of a scientific article), and one independent work (compilation of a crossword dough) that needs to be completed.
In the practical work of poultry, students perform 6 independent tasks, the performance of which is an e-studies environment or classroom work, depending on the type of practical work.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

In the sheep breeding part, a successful assessment in the test is marked if at least 40% of the questions have positive answers. 4 independent (practical) works have been successfully developed, where each work is evaluated with 15%.
On goat issues there is evaluated 1st independent work with one mark (30%), 2nd independent work is evaluated with one mark (10%), the final test is evaluated with 2 marks (30% + 30%). Average grade on goat issues is calculated.
In the poultry part, a successful assessment in the test is marked if at least 40% of the questions have positive answers. 6 independent (practical) works have been successfully developed, where each work is evaluated with 10%.
Final test is calculated as an arithmetic average from all test results.

Compulsory reading

1. Pieci B. un Pieci L. Vistkopība. Zvaigzne ABC, 2011. 95 lpp.
2. Latvietis J. Lopbarība. SIA Latvijas Lauku konsultāciju un izglītības centrs. Ozolnieki. 2013. 308 lpp.
3. Grīslis Z., Garkāvijs F., Sprūžs J. Lopkopība. Rīga, Zvaigzne. 2001. 356 lpp.
4. Ozola E., Līkopa M., Nudiens J. Putnkopība. Rīga. Zvaigzne. 1990. 295 lpp.
5. Piliena K., Sprūžs J. Kazkopība. Talsi. 2007. 100.lpp.
6. Kīnemanis H. Kazkopība. Zvaigzne. 2011. 96. lpp.
7. Kazkopības rokasgrāmata. Elektroniski pieejams: http://www.file//C://Documents%20and%20 Settings/User/My%20Documents/Downloads/kazkopiba_gramata.pdf
8. Norvele G., Kairiša D. Rokasgrāmata aitu audzētājiem. Viļāni:SILF Viļānu tipogrāfija “Renovata”, 2006. 96. lpp. Elektroniski pieejams: http://www. old.llkc.lv/files/biblioteka/201406/20140610-1850-aitu-rokasgramata.pdf
9. Norvele G., Neilands J., Matisāns E. Aitkopība. Rīga: LLU Ulbrokas zinātnes centrs. 2001. 303. lpp.
10. Modern Livestock&Poultry Production 9th Edition: by Frank Flanders, James R. Gillespie. 2015. 1152 p.
11. Broiler Signals Perfect Paperback: by Koos van Middelkoop Maarten de Gussem. 2013. 120 p.
12. Goat Farming Technical Manual. Available electronically: https://www.jica.go.jp/nepal/english/office/others/c8h0vm0000bjww96-att/tm_7
.pdf
13. Pollott G., Trevor Wilson R. Sheep and goats for diverse products and profits. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division, Rome. 2009. 42 p.

Further reading

1. Ciltsdarba programma Latvijā audzētām piena šķirņu kazām 2016 – 2025. gadam. Elektroniski pieejams: http://www. ldc.gov.lv/upload/doc/ciltsdarba_programma_kazam_2016-2025.pdf
2. Ciltsdarba programma Būru šķirnes kazām 2016 – 2025. gadam.
Elektroniski pieejams:ldc.gov.lv/upload/doc/buru_kazu_ciltsdarba_programma_2016_2025.pdf
3. Ciltsdarba programma aitkopībā. Elektroniski pieejams: http://www.ldc.gov.lv/likumdosana/Cilts_prog_aitkopiba_2009.pdf
• 4. Poultry Nutrition and Feeding; by G.M. Pesti, R.I.Bakalli, J.P. Driver, A. Atencio. 2005. 452 p. ISBN-10: 141207536X.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Saimnieks. Rīga: TEE Bio, ISSN 1691-1598
2. Agrotops. Rīga: Aģentūra Agro apgāds, ISSN 1407-5164.
3. Latvijas Lopkopis. Latvijas Lopkopis. Ozolnieki. LLKC. Apgāds.
4. Dzīvā sēta. Lauku Avīzes Tematiskā avīze. Nr.1 (174), ISSN: 1407- 4338. Rīga. 2010. 62.lpp.
5. Praktiskais Latvietis. Latvijas Mediji. ISSN 14073358.
6. Приусадебное хозяйство. Москва: Сельская новь.
7. Poultry Science. Oxford Academic, ISSN: 0032-5791.
8. Poltry International. ISSN:1682-8356.
9. Poultry World. Available electronically: https://www.poultryworld.net/Digital- Magazine
10. Small Ruminant Research. Available electronically: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/small-ruminant-research

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