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 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
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teacher's course
Study costs
Cost: 118.0 EUR
118 euro
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
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