ANIMAL PRODUCTIONS SCIENCES

Course details

Academic Year:

2016/2017

Type of Course:

Magistrale degree

Degree Class:

LM-86 - Livestock management

Duration in years:

Credits:

120

Location:

SASSARI

Department:

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Entry test:

Type of access:

open access

Compulsory attendance:

Yes

Course website:

https://agrariaweb.uniss.it/it/didattica

Course in brief

The course is aimed at creating professional profiles characterised by an high flexibility, with an advanced knowledge in the different fields of Animal Science (genetic selection, animal feeding and nutrition, feedstuffs, farming technology, livestock processes and system modeling), Agricultural Engineering (planning and design of plants and structures for Livestock productions), Agronomy (crops and forages), Agricultural Economics (policy and trends of livestock product markets), Processing and Safety of food of Animal Origin, Environmental Sustainability of Livestock farms, Veterinary prophylaxis.

List of Courses

The detailed information about the classes to be held during the current academic year are already available of the official page; but the detailed information (professor, course syllabus, bibliography, etc.) about the courses which will be held during the academic years following the first one (2nd, 3rd year, etc.) will be made available during the year when the course will be held (1st year of the 2016-2017 academic year is already available; 2nd year courses will be uploaded during the 2017-2018 academic year; 3rd year courses will be uploaded during the 2018-2019 academic year; etc.).
For this reason, the details about the courses to be held during the years following the current academic year may be viewed by searching the name of the courses in the SEARCH TEACHING ACTIVITIES engine or by browsing through the syllabus of the first year of matriculation.
Important information for Erasmus students: if you are an Erasmus student and you wish to view all available courses, use the SEARCH TEACHING ACTIVITIES engine to search the desired courses.

Course year: 1

ANIMAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND FARM HYGIENE - 8 credits - Compulsory
Animal reproduction - 6 credits - Elective Course - Optional
ECONOMICS OF AGRO-ZOOTECHNICS - 6 credits - Characterising - Compulsory
FEEDING AND HUSBANDRY TECHNIQUES FOR PRODUCTS QUALITY - 12 credits - Compulsory
FORAGE SYSTEMS - 6 credits - Characterising - Compulsory
GENETICS APPLIED TO LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONS - 6 credits - Characterising - Compulsory
MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL MODELS FOR ANIMAL SCIENCE - 6 credits - Characterising - Compulsory
NUTRITION AND FEEDING OF THE CAT AND THE DOG - 6 credits - Elective Course - Optional
TECHNICAL ENGLISH - 5 credits - Compulsory
TECNICA AGRONOMICA DELL'IRRIGAZIONE - 6 credits - Elective Course - Optional

Course year: 2

FINAL TEST - 20 credits - Language/Final Examination - Compulsory
FOOD TECHNOLOGY PROCESSES - 6 credits - Related/Supplementary - Compulsory
HORSE BREEDING - 6 credits - Characterising - Compulsory
LIVESTOCK BUILDINGS DESIGN - 6 credits - Characterising - Compulsory
OTHER TRAINING ACTIVITIES - 5 credits - Compulsory
ZOOTECHNIC ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT PATHOLOGY - 10 credits - Compulsory
ZOOTECHNICAL LIQUID WASTE IMPACT IN THE AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT - 6 credits - Characterising - Compulsory

Access requirements

To be admitted to the Master's degree course you need to have a University Degree or an equivalent foreign qualification.
Specific access requirements are given by education regulations.

Study Programme Reference Persons

Reference Professors:

Tutors:

Fees

Fees are governed by a single set of rules applicable to all courses, as articulated in the

Regolamento Carriere of the University of Sassari (page 11) and in Annex 5.2 thereof

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