At the end of the course, the student will have to demonstrate: a) knowledge of the nervous mechanisms that regulate the physiological activities of the body; b) knowledge of muscle metabolism and movement control; d) to have understood the importance of metabolism regulation for thermoregulatory and production purposes; e) to know the mechanisms that regulate milk synthesis and ejection; f) know how hormones are secreted and how they regulate organic homeostasis; g) knowledge of the digestion mechanisms of carbohydrates, lipids and protein and non-protein nitrogen, h) the fate of digestion products in relation to the health / well-being of the animal and the productions, i) to know how to collect the rumen fluid and its chemical-physical and microbiological analysis.
The student must document that they have acquired the skills to evaluate the functioning of the systems, the hormonal and nervous control of the various physiological processes in order to be able to evaluate the proper functioning of the organism. In addition, the student will have to demonstrate that they have knowledge and concepts useful for establishing a correlation between the ingestion of food and the state of health / well-being of the animal and the quantity / quality of the products. You will need to demonstrate that you can correctly sample the rumen fluid.
The student will have to demonstrate that they are able to work in the field to assess the causes that modify the nervous and hormonal mechanisms that regulate physiological processes as a function of the production and health status of the animal. The student will have to demonstrate that they are able to work in the field to assess the causes and mechanisms of a food nature that lead to reduced growth, lower production, metabolic dysfunctions such as rumen acidosis, meteorism and non-protein nitrogen intoxication. For these reasons / purposes the student must critically argue the notions acquired in the field with the updated knowledge and must demonstrate an understanding of the functioning of the animal organism and the behavior of the species of veterinary interest in relation to their physiological and ethological needs (Underpinning knowledge and understanding 2.3).
The student will have to demonstrate the ability to express themselves with appropriate scientific terminology on the functioning of the organism's systems and the various hormonal and nervous communications that regulate physiological processes. The exercises are intended to stimulate the ability to express oneself on what is being examined and the ability to discuss scientifically with peers and in appropriate language with breeders.
The student will have to document that they have the mastery and theoretical-practical knowledge to evaluate the functioning of the organs and their coordination and to implement the knowledge acquired on the physiological processes that guarantee the life and health of the animal. In addition, the knowledge acquired must give the opportunity to continue the study of physiology through the use of available sources of knowledge in order to expand his mastery of the subject even in the professional field.
Method of examination. The exam will take place both with written tests, to assess learning in itinere, and with oral tests also using the Microsoft Team platform. During the exam it is necessary that the student: a) expresses himself correctly with scientific language, b) demonstrates knowledge of the dynamics exposed c) associates the knowledge acquired with the other disciplines, d) knows how to solve the questions posed by the teacher, e ) demonstrates that he has acquired the basic knowledge of domestic animal physiology for subsequent studies in the various fields including clinical ones.