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Through the application of the basic concepts of Special Zootechnics, the student must acquire the appropriate information in order to exactly perform • the morphological evaluation and the identification of domestic animals; • the hygienic management of farms.
Body measurements and indices; morphological, functional and constitutional types. Parts and regions of the body. Animal mechanics: statics and kinematics; positions; plumb lines and defects; on site movements and methods of restraint; backward and inward movements; gaits and defects of gaits. Coats and particularities of coats. Age estimation in domestic animals. Identification of animals. Morphological and functional evaluation of domestic animals. Farm, coat and hoof hygiene.
-presentations of lectures provided by the teacher (PowerPoint and PDF files), books -textbook: D. Balasini, Zoognostica, Edagricole, Bologna, 1995..
