Knowledge:

Breeding/genetics (responsible Bjørg Heringstad)

• Understand the principles of animal breeding 
• Know the basics of breeding theory and methods for selection animals for breeding 
• Know practical breeding and conservation

Nutrition (responsible: Rasmus Bovbjerg Jensen)

• Understand the major differences in nutrient content of common feedstuffs
• Understand similarities and differences between the gastrointestinal tract of different animals
• Understand similarities and differences between digestion of feeds in different animals 
• Understand why nutrients and the digestive tract influences the energy value of different feedstuffs

Ethology (responsible: Judit Vas)

• Understand the most important theory and definitions related to ethology
• Understanding the basics of evolution and behaviour, social, development of behaviour, learning and memory, motivation and animals choices, signals and communication and emotions
• Understand the interaction basic behaviour of animals in relation to production and welfare 

Skills:

• The student can identify and describe an interdisciplinary challenged within animal science and use the right thermology within breeding/genetics, nutrition and ethology

Competences:

• The student can use knowledge and skills in dissemination and discussions within topics related to animal science at professional and nuanced level
• The student can make a project according to university standards

Breeding/genetics:  Relevant literature for all topics will be available on Canvas

Nutrition: «Fôringslære» (2007), Torger Gjefsen and PowerPoints ("Animal Nutrition", McDonald et al, 2011 (7th edition) will be used later in the education and it can be used as supplementary literature)

Ethology: An introduction to animal behaviour, Aubrey Manning and Marian Stamp Dawkins

Students are working in groups of 4-5 on an interdisciplinary project. Students choose the topic of their project and it should focus on a current issue related to livestock biology. The project should be presented and evaluated by fellow students and teachers in the course.

Students in groups should work on a separate ethology group project. They will present in for the class. 

Participation at group work, delivering of group reports and works, and presentations of these is obligatory. 

3 hours written exam. Mark A-F.

The exam covers the three topics breeding/genetics, nutrition, and ethology. 

All three topics need to be passed to pass the course.