HFX306 Feeding and Production Diseases in Cattle
Credits (ECTS):5
Course responsible:Harald Volden
Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås
Teaching language:Norsk
Limits of class size: Max 20 students. If less than 10 students the course will not be given.
Course frequency:Annually
Nominal workload:125 hrs.
Teaching and exam period:This course starts in January block. This course has teaching/evaluation in January block.
About this course
The course will be given as a combination of lectures and assignments. The following feeding-related diseases will be treated: indigestions, ketosis, hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia and diseases related to micro minerals.
Learning outcome
The aim of the course it to give students basic knowledge in feeding-related production diseases in cattle and how to diagnosticate these. The students are to gain skills in the evaluation of different strategies to prevent feed-related production diseases by using a new analytical and feed planning tool. The course is arranged in collaboration between ProdMed and IHA, and the students will learn to utilize the comparative competence.
- The teaching is carried out as a combination of lectures and exercises. The purpose of the exercises is to link theoretical and practical issues together. Through the exercise assignment, students will find relevant literature to answer the assignment and use a computer tool to simulate problems related to the assignments.
- -Students will be followed up through plenary discussions or group review of the exercises
- HFX201, HFE200
- HFX255, HFE205
- Semester assignment. Pass / fail.
Term paper Grading: Passed / Not Passed - Deadline for withdrawal is 15. December. Compulsory attendance first day.
- App. 50:50 distribution between lectures and assignments.
- Students in Animal Science and students in Veterinary Medicine.
- Special requirements in Science