Subject objectives
Theoretical contents:
1 To present the basic terminology used in the subject and in the area of Animal Production of ruminants.
2. To transmit to the student the coordination and application of the physiological knowledge and animal needs and, furthermore, the installations, environmental conditions and the more adequate handling so that the rearing and exploitation of ruminant animals useful for men make possible the viability, return and growth of the stockbreeding enterprise.
Skills:
3. To offer informative infrastructure enough so that the veterinarian-to-be can answer the present demands of the stockbreeders, being directed towards the quality improvement of the obtained cattle products.
Attitudes:
4. To give students an integrating concept of all the different subjects of Animal Production, to promote the formation of a mentality in which the knowledge of rural environment and its protection should guide his/her professional conduct.
5. To develop a critical and non-dogmatic attitude in the capacity of diagnosis and proposal of solutions before concrete situations of stockbreeding farms and advise to their owners.
Contents
Theoretical Class Program:(P=24 h, NP=42,5h))
It deals with the study of every most relevant sub sector of ruminants’ species: milk cattle, meat cattle, sheep and goats. Every sub sector is about the exploited races and abilities; census and productions; general characteristics of housing, materials and tools; handling of feeding, reproduction, etc; hygiene of housing and animals. Besides, they are analyzed the more relevant reproductive and productive ratings.
UNIT 1 (6 hours). Production of milk cattle: census and productions. COM of the milk cattle sector. Animal base. Systems of exploitation. Installations and equipments. Installations hygiene. Reproduction. Lactation and milking routine. Dairy control. Management and agricultural good practice code. Reproductive and productive ratings.
UNIT 2 (4 hours). Production of meat cattle: census and productions. COM of meat cattle sector. Animal base. Systems of exploitation. Installations and equipments. Installations hygiene. Reproduction and handling of the nurse-cow. Types of cattle for slaughter. Cattle carcass. Productive profits. Fighting cattle.
UNIT 3 (3 hours). Sheep production: census and productions. COM of sheep sector. Animal base. Systems of exploitation. Types of production: milk, meat, fur. Installations and equipments. Installations hygiene. Reproduction and handling. Reproductive and productive ratings.
UNIT 4 (3 hours). Goats production: census and productions. COM of goats sector. Animal base. Systems of exploitation. Types of production: milk, meat, fur. Installations and equipments. Installations hygiene. Reproduction and handling. Reproductive and productive ratings.
UNIT 5 (1 hour). Production of ruminants of zoo technical interest: production of other bovids (bison, buffalo, zebu, etc.), cervidae (elk, deer, roe deer, buck, etc.) and camelids (camel, llama, etc.): area of location, system of production and more outstanding productive ratings.
UNIT 6 (2 hours). Ganadería Ecological. Censuses and productions. Rule. I handle animal. Animal products.
UNIT 7 (2 hours). Impacto ambiental dá produción animal.
UNIT 8 (1 hour). Dixitalización da produción gandeira.
UNIT 9 (2 hours). Benestar na Produción Animal de Ruminantes.
Practical classes (P=16+10 h, NP=8+8h):
Visit 1: (V1G1-G12))Milk cattle farm. Granxa Campus Terra. Heifer rearing center. (5 hours, 20 minutes)
Visit 2: (V2 G1-G12) Meat cattle farm.(5 hours, 20 minutes)
Visit 3: (V3 G1-G12)Goat and sheep farm.(5 hours, 20 minutes)
Practice 1 (AG1-AG6)): Milk cattle (3 hours, 20 minutes)
Practice 2 (BG-AG6): Meat cattle (3 hours, 20 minutes)
Practice 3 (CG1-AG6)): Goat and Sheep (3 hours, 20 minutes)
Basic and complementary bibliography
General
Caravaca, F.P. et al. 2007. Sistemas ganaderos en el Siglo XXI. Universidad de Sevilla
Caravaca, FP.- 2003.- Bases de la produción animal. SP. Universidad de Sevilla.
Squires , E.R.J. 2006. Endocrinología animal aplicada. Ed, Acribia, Zaragoza.
Younie, D., Wilkinson, J. M. 2004 Ganadería ecológica. Principios, consejos prácticos, beneficios. Ed. Acribia. Zaragoza
Dairy cattle
Bovis: monografía bimestral
Álvarez, P.J. -.2008.- Gestión técnica de granjas de vacuno lechero. P. Univ. León
Philips, C.J.C.- 2003.- Principios de produción bovina. Acribia. Zaragoza.
Vandenberghe, N. et al. 2004. Manual para a análise técnica-económico de xestión de explotacións de gando vacún de leite en Galicia. Servizo de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico. USC.
Beef cattle
Philips, C.J.C.- 2003.- Principios de produción bovina. Acribia. Zaragoza.
Dodsworth, L-2000 – Sistemas de explotación de ganado vacuno de carne. Ed. Academia SL. León.
Daza Andrada, A. 2014.Vacuno de carne con criterios económicos. Editorial Agrícola Española. Madrid
ASOPROVAC, MARM – 2007 – Guía de prácticas correctas de higiene: vacuno de cebo. MARM,
Ovine
Abecia Martínez, A. y Forcada Miranda, F. (2011). Manejo reproductivo en ganado ovino. Ed. Servet
Daza, A.- 2002.- Mejora de la productividad y planificación de las explotaciones ovinas. Ed. Agrícola Española. Madrid.
Pardos L., Rodríguez L., Ruiz A., Sánchez M. y Alcalde M.J.. 2014. Manual de gestión técnico económica de explotaciones ovinas y caprinas. Editorial Agrícola Española. Madrid.
Sañudo, C. – 2009- Ovinotecnia:producción y economía en la especia ovina. Univ. Zaragoza.
Ovis: monografía bimestral
Caprine
Daza, A.- 2004.- Ganado caprino: produción, alimentación y sanidad. Ed. Agrícola Española. Madrid.
CCAE, MARM – 2007 - Guía de prácticas correctas de higiene: caprino de leche y carne. MARM.
The use of both basic and complementary internet resources specified is recommended, in the Bibliography section, as well as that electronic access bibliography available at the USC Library. A BUSC EN LIÑA https://busconline.gal. Also, through portico (http://sfx.bugalicia.org/san/az) and EZproxy (https: // ezbusc), managed by BUGalicia, it will be possible to search for scientific journals and electronic books (with the credentials of the USC). For specific topics, professors may provide open access articles or recommend searching through PubMed or Google Schoolar.
Competencies
At the end of the academic year students should:
- be able to identify the animal needs in the different productive systems and installations, environmental conditions and the most appropriate management for the breeding and exploitation of productive ruminants in optimal conditions, both from the animal point of view and the point of view of viability, return and growth of the farming enterprise.
- have the capacity of diagnosis and proposal of solutions before concrete situations of farms and advise to the owners of the farms towards an improvement in management and an increase in cattle products quality.
- be used to the acquisition and critical use of bibliographic resources (books, technical journals, databank, Internet websites, etc.).
Skills according to the report of the Veterinary Degree (Santiago de Compostela University):
Generic
(GVUSC)
GVUSC01 Ability to learn and adapt
GVUSC02 Ability for analysis and synthesis
GVUSC03 General knowledge of the work area
GVUSC05 Ability for applying knowledge in practice
Disciplinary
(CEDVUSC)
CEDVUSC03 Breeding, improvement, management and animal welfare
CEDVUSC10 To know the techniques applicable to domestic animals, including those with direct influence on animal and human health
CEDVUSC11 Knowledge of the operating systems basis and optimization of plant and animal production and its impact on the environment
CEDVUSC14 To know the rules and laws of veterinary and animal regulations and trade
Professional
(D1VUSC)
D1VUSC02 Collect and send specimens with their corresponding report
D1VUSC09 Apply basic procedures to ensure proper functioning of the reproductive activity, technological processes and the resolution of the obstetric problems
D1VUSC11 Evaluate and interpret production and health parameters of a group of animals, considering the economic, environmental and welfare concerns, looking for their optimization
D1VUSC15 Advice and management, technical and economic, to veterinary companies in a context of sustainability
D1VUSC17 Perform technical reports related to the veterinary skills
Academic
(CEAVUSC)
CEAVUSC01 Analyze, synthesize, solve problems and make decisions in the veterinary professional fields
CEAVUSC02 Behave ethically in carrying out their responsibilities to the veterinary profession and society
CEAVUSC03 Disclose information obtained during the professional practice of the the vet, fluently, oral and written, with colleagues, authorities and genral society
CEAVUSC04 Search and manage information related to the veterinary activity
CEAVUSC08 Be aware of the need to maintain current knowledge, skills and attitudes of professional skills through a lifelong learning process
Transverse
(CTVUSC)
CTVUSC02 Ability to obtain adequate information, diverse and updated by several ways such as bibliographic information and internet and to critically analyze it
CTVUSC03 Ability to develop and present an organized and understandable text
CTVUSC04 Ability to make a public lecture in a clear, coherent and concise way
CTVUSC05 Skill in the use of ICTs
CTVUSC07 Ability to solve problems through the integrated application of knowledge
Teaching methodology
*Therical program:
24 sessions of 50 minutes of each one throughout the first semester according to schedules approved by the Faculty Board for each academic course. The last 10 minutes of each session can be dedicated to synthesize the treated subject, to fix the concepts exposed and to solve the possible doubts that have been able to provoke, ace as to verify of way succinct with random oral questions, the degree of compression on the part of the students of the explained subject.
External professionals could be invited to give talks.
*Practical program (3 active visits):
o Active farm visit 1: (V1)Visit operation of milk bovine and Centre of recria of novillas: Recognition and use of the material and cattle tools; determine the proportions planimetry and of the operation; productive indices; study of seasonal breeding.
o Active farm visit 2: (V2) Visit operation of bovine of meat: Recognition and use of the material and cattle tools; determine the proportions planimetry and of the operation; productive indices; study of seasonal breeding.
o Active farm visit 3: (V3) Visit operation of goat ovine/: Recognition and use of the material and cattle tools; determine the proportions planimetry and of the operation; productive indices; quantitative and qualitative determination of the lactation curve; study of p seasonal breeding;
In each visited operation, the student will be able to observe the productive process of each species: the constructive characteristics and determine the proportions of the facilities; the environmental average control; the hygiene, cleaning and biosecurity of the facilities; the general handling of the animals carried out by the workers of the operation, including the handling of the feeding; the sanitary programs and of prophylaxis, etc. In all the operations, given the measures of biosecurity of same and in fulfillment of the norms of effective well-being the animal, the visits will become under a strict control and without disturbing the habitat of the animal, trying to cause the smaller possible incidence on the animal and its surroundings. In each visit the students will have to complete a script previously elaborated by the professors responsible for the subject, in which he will analyze the most excellent characteristics of the visited operation, determining the productive parameters of the same one. These practical works allow to the student a direct bonding with the operation and the observation of the real situation of the same one, analyzing their problematic one and initiating to them in one of the possible professional exits of the degree as it is the technical and economic advising of the cattle operations. Also, the elaboration of these works will develop in the student the technique of critical thought and will foment the work and the dynamics of groups. Active visits are mandatory. When finalising each visit practises will be evaluated independently to the alumnado (16 hours).
*Practical laboratory/computer classroom: 3 practical AG,BG and CG: Search and treatment of technical information of pages of interest WWW. related to the subject. Economic technical analysis of cattle, sheep and goat farms in their double productive aptitude. The student will be taught to calculate and interpret the productive/economic parameters of the different species studied. (10 hours)
Tutorials:
One hours are devoted to individual tutorials.
All the teaching will carry out with support of the TIC and with systematic employment of the Virtual Campus like support of the teaching.
Evaluation system
The students’ final assessment is based on a written exam written including both the issues explained during the theoretical and practical sessions. Type of exam "miscellaneous multiple choice and short answer" for theory and exercises for practice. Besides, it will be compulsory to present the handed pieces of work perfomed in the practical sessions., as a way to prepare this part for the final written exam. It is vital to obtain a punctuation equal or higher to 5 on 10: to pass the subject. Will have to approve so much the part given in the theoretical sessions (50%) like the one of practices (50%), individually.
-The note of the final examination will suppose 60 % of the final qualification of the matter.
-The tasks and proofs related with the practical sessions (continuous evaluation) will suppose 40% of the final note (20% practical Visits, 20% practise laboratory/classroom). The continuous evaluations will be carried out preferably within the schedule stipulated for each practice.
Regular assistance to the sessions expositivas and compulsory to the practical activities programmed (20%). To be able to realise the examination is necessary to assist to 100% of the practical sessions including the work entrusted in the same.
The qualifications of practices and theoretical will have validity for the corresponding academic course. They do not save parts approved the examination for the extraordinary announcement. Repeating students may be exempted from active visits, in the event that they have passed them, for the following course.
The compulsory and inexcusable teaching activities for students who have exemption from attendance according to instruction 1/2017 of the General Secretariat, may be replaced by assignments entrusted to students, which will have a similar weighting to that of the practice they replace.
For cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or tests, the provisions of the "Regulations for evaluating the academic performance of students and reviewing grades" (article 16 of the Resolution of 06/15/2011 of the USC, DOG of 07/21/2011).
Studying time and personal work
PRESENTIAL WORK IN CLASS (10x Nº ECTS)
AUTONOMOUS WORK OF THE STUDENT (15x Nº ECTS)
PRESENTIAL WORK IN CLASS Hours
Lectures 24
Laboratory practises 3
Active farm visits 16
Computer practices 7
Tutorial sessions 1
Total hours presential work 51
AUTONOMOUS WORK OF THE STUDENT Hours
Autonomous study 42.5
Elaboration of memories of practices 8
Resolution of cases / problems 8
Examinations 3
Total hours autonomous work 61,5
Total student hours 112,5
Subject study recommendations
- Attending regularly to classes.
- Trying to understand and to reason the structure and functioning of a livestock farm and not only to memorize some data to be able to repeat them in an exam.
- Making a good use of tutorials with regularity and without waiting for the last week before the exam.
- Having the aptitude for gathering and absorbing all the information that they will receive in their visits to farms, so that it is required a great capacity to watch and big doses of curiosity.
-Carry out the internship assignments assigned throughout the course, without leaving them for the end.
Observations
