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| Course title | Animal Production Systems |
| Course code | LauZ5194 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 3 |
| Total Hours in Course | 81 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 12 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 12 |
| Independent study hours | 57 |
| Date of course confirmation | 25/01/2022 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Animal Science |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. agr., doc. Aiga Nolberga-Trūpa Mg. agr., pasn. Lāsma Cielava |
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| There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course | |
| Course abstract | |
| The study course introduces the master students with the suitability of different livestock species for the manufactoring of production, different types of production and its quality as well as factors influencing them, livestock keeping and feeding technologies, herd management, precision animal husbandry aim and tasks, role and structure, basic elements of animal management with the use of modern technologies in precision farming, monitoring and control systems in different livestock areas and tendencies in livestock precision technologies. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| In the result of the study course, master students know the production of livestock products, their keeping and feeding technologies, basic elements of management, monitoring and control systems, development trends of innovative technologies. Passed tests with positive evaluation. Master students know to use data obtained from various livestock for further analysis and interpretation of data, are able to explain and discuss the elements and current issues of precise livestock monitoring and technology in various livestock industries, as well as to use scientific literature. Developed and successfully defended practical works. Successful presentation of the results of practical work. Master students are able to use the acquired knowledge and skills in the livestock heard management models, as well as to study and analyze in-depth scientific and professional literature. Successfully passed the study course test. | |
| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| 1.Livestock breeding technologies and their suitability for different types of production. (Lectures - 2 h)
2.Types of farm animal identification and accounting, their use for the control of production. Electronic devices for animal identification and marking. Classification and field of use. (Lectures -2 h; practical work – 2 h) 3.Cattle husbandry. Type, volume and quality of production. Feeding and housing technologies, the possibilities for modernization in dairy and beef cattle herds. (Lectures - 3 h; practical work - 3 h) 4.Small ruminants. Type and volume of productivity. Feeding and housing technologies, possibilities of modernization in herds. (Lectures -1 h; practical work - 2 h) Test No. 1: Productivity of ruminants, housing and feeding technologies, elements of recording management. 5.Pig husbandry. Pig productivity indicators, meat quality and its influencing factors. Feeding and housing technologies, possibilities of modernization in pig farms. (Lectures -1 h; practical work - 1 h) 6.Poultry farming. Main farming and production directions, volume and quality of production. Feeding and housing technologies, the possibilities of modernization in poultry farms. (Lectures -1 h; practical work - 1 h) 7.The concept of precise livestock farming, its aim and tasks, structure and basic elements of management. (Lectures -3 h; practical work - 2 h) 8.Livestock management with modern information technologies, digitization of herd management, in various livestock sectors. (Lectures -3 h; practical work - 3 h) Test No. 2: Productivity of pigs and poultry, housing and feeding technologies, elements of recording management. |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| Evaluation of the study course – graded tests.
The following requirements must be filled: 2 tests on the theoretical knowledge acquired in the study course; developed practical tasks on the themes acquired in the study course; presentation of the results of practical work in a group of students. All tests, practical work and presentations must be passed to receive final grade. |
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| Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work | |
| Literature studies, processing and presentation of practical work results. Group work during practical lessons. Preparation for tests. | |
| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| A student can obtain a pass if all the practical works have been developed and presented according to the assessment procedure specified in the practical task; assessment – passed/failed. All tests and practical work must be successfully passed. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1.Priekulis J. Moderna piena ražošanas ferma: tehnoloģija, tehnika, apsaimniekošana. Jelgava: LLU, 2013. 240.lpp. Ir LLU FB 15 eks.
2.Precision agriculture and the future of farming in Europe Scientific Foresight Study. Brussels, European Union, 2016. 38 p. Pieejams: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/40fe549e-cb49-11e7-a5d5-01aa75ed71a1 3.Home - EuroTier 2022 [tiešaiste] [skatīts 09.12.2021]. Pieejams https:/ www.eurotier.com/en/ 4.Ilsters A. Aprīkojums un izmaksas cūkkopībā. Rīga: LLU Ulbrokas Zinātnes centrs. 2001 171.lpp. Ir LLU FB 15 eks. 5.Wageningen academic publishings [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 14.12.2021.]. Pieejams: https://www.wageningenacademic.com/loi/jaan 6.Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 14.12.2021]. Pieejams: http://www.jafs.com.pl/ |
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| Further reading | |
| 1.EuroTier First in animal farming [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 09.12.2021] pieejams http://www.ET_NH_Mhagazin_2018_e_IT.pdf (eurotier.com), 2018, 31 p.
2.Abuerdan – Poultry Management Software [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 09.12.2021]. Pieejams https://www.abuerdan.com 3.Smart farming: a revolutionary system by Fancom for farmers [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 09.12.2021] Pieejams https://www.fancom.com/smart-farming 4.Bach A., Cabrera V. Robotic milking: Feeding strategies and economic returns. // Journal of Dairy Science. 2017 100(9) p7720-7728. 5.Truflyak E.V., Daybova L.A. A patent review in the field of precision Agriculture // British Journal of Innovation in Science and Technology. 2017 No 5 p 41-59. 6.Laurs A. Precision livestock farming in Latvia. Information Technologies and Telecommunications for Rural Development. Proceedings of the international scientific conference, Jelgava, Latvia, 6-7 May, 2004 p. 38-42. 7.Dažādu moderno tehnoloģiju izmantošanas iespējas: [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 14.12.2021] pieejams: https://www.4d4f.eu/ 8.Ciltsdarba programmas govkopībā, cūkkopībā, aitkopībā, kazkopībā, zirgkopībā. :[tiešsaiste] [skatīts 14.12.2021] pieejams: https://www.ldc.gov.lv/lv/nacionala 9.Labas lauksaimniecības prakses nosacījumi Latvijā. Jelgava, LLU. 1999.: [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 14.12.2021] pieejams https://www.varam.gov.lv/sites/varam/files/content/files/lauks_prakse1_0.pdf Labas lauksaimniecības prakses nosacījumi Latvijā . Atbildīgais par izdevumu P. Bušmanis. Jelgava LLU, 1999. 103 lpp. Ir LLU FB 150 eks. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1.Agro Tops. (Piel. “Precīzā lopkopība”). Nr. 11 (2016), 40.-42. lpp.- ISSN 1407-5164
2.Saimnieks LV. Rīga: TEE BIO, 2004- ISSN 1691 – 1598. 3.Latvijas Lopkopis. Ozolnieki. LLKC izdevums. |
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| Notes | |
| For the Master’s study program of the academic education of the Faculty of Environment and Civil Engineering "Geoinformatics and remote sensing". | |