NUTRITION OF CALFS, HEIFERS AND BEEF CATTLE
 
Lectured in 4th year Agriculture and BiotechnologySection agricultureOptional course tropical vegetal production
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4th year Agriculture and BiotechnologySection horticultureOptional course tropical vegetal production
4th year Agriculture and BiotechnologySection horticultureApplied cell and gene technology
4th year Agriculture and BiotechnologySection agricultural and food industriesOptional course foodstuffs technology
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Theory [A] 25.0
Exercises [B] 12.5
Training and projects [C] 0.0
Studytime [D] 90
Studypoints [E] 3
Level specialized
Language of instruction Dutch
Lecturer Dirk FREMAUT
Reference BILBIL04K00910
 
Key words


Objectives
The student must be able to formulate a scientific well-founded nutrition for calves, heifers and beef cattle, based on a profound physiological knowledge of these animals in the different production-phases. Hereby he/she also has to take into account the involved economical, zootechnical and ecological parameters and the consumer's demands for the quality of animal end products.

Topics
Feeding of calves and heifers:
  • Important physiological parameters for the feeding of replacement calves
  • Practical feeding of calves taking into account the zoo technical, economical, labour-technical and health factors
  • Feeding of the heifer taking into account the effect on her production capacity as high producing dairy cow
  • Feeding of beef cattle
  • Feeding of meat calves, suckling cows, reform cows, steers, bulls and heifers


Prerequisites
Profound knowledge of the physiology of cattle

Final Objectives
The student must be able to formulate a scientific well-founded nutrition for calves, heifers and beef cattle, based on a profound physiological knowledge of these animals in the different production-phases. Hereby he/she also has to take into account the involved economical, zootechnical and ecological parameters and the consumer's demands for the quality of animal end products.

Materials used
- teacher's course

Study costs


Study guidance
The student can always make an appointment

Teaching Methods
- lectures - exercises - others - individual presentations

Assessment
- Scoring system:
oral examination - assignments

Lecturer(s)
Dirk FREMAUT
Karel D'HOOGHE