HFX253 Swine and Poultry Production

Credits (ECTS):10

Course responsible:Nils Petter Kjos

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Limits of class size:If less than 5 students sign up for the course, the originally planned lecturing routine will be altered.

Course frequency:Annually

Nominal workload:250 hours.

Teaching and exam period:This course starts in Spring parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in Spring parallel.

About this course

Lectures on pigs and poultry will be given separately (the order will vary from year to year). Pigs: Norwegian pig production, dimensions and structure. Nutritional requirements, feeding and feeding strategies of sows, piglets and slaughter pigs. Classification, slaughter and meat quality. Production systems, behaviour, health care and economics. Poultry: Norwegian poultry production, dimensions and structure. Nutritional requirements and feeding in egg and meat production. Feeding strategies. Production systems and effect of environmental factors. Diseases and health.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

The candidate should have knowledge about pig and poultry production and relevant production systems, including feeding and management, and some breeding, economics, behavioral and health aspects

Skills:

The candidate should know the structure of pig production (sows, piglets, growing-finishing pigs) and poultry (layers, broilers, turkeys) in Norway, slaughter and meat quality, egg development and egg quality, preventative health activities and effect of environmental factors.

General competence:

The candidate should be able to give advice to pig and poultry producers on nutritional requirements, feeding and feeding strategies, breeding plans, and management.

Learning activities
The course will include lectures on relevant topics, group exercises and, if possible, some excursions.
Prerequisites
HFX132, HFA200, HFE200.
Assessment method
The grade is based on results from a 3-hour written examination, which is assessed by an examiner.

One written exam Grading: Letter grades Permitted aids: B1 Calculator handed out, no other aids
Examiner scheme
The examiner will be actively used to plan the course, and to make exercises and questions for the examination. The examiner conducts an individual assessment of the written examination.
Mandatory activity
Assignments related to different subjects in the field of swine and poultry production.
Teaching hours
The course consists of: Lectures: 50 hours, 31 - 2 excursions (if possible). Exercises (group work): 10 hours.
Admission requirements
Special requirements in Science