G12 Animal nutrition and breeding

Lecturer:

Prof. Dirk Hinrichs

Coordination:

Prof. Dr. A. Sundrum

Venue:

gAula

Time:

Wednesday  08:15 - 09:45

Friday      12:15 - 14:30

Start on 4.11.2020 at 8:00 a.m. in gAula 

Teaching form:

Presence and online throughout the semester

Prerequisite for participation:

Successful completion of the module "Animal Biology"

Teaching content of the animal breeding part:

a) History of animal breeding, i.e. development of domestic animals and livestock breeds

b) Structure, transmission and effect of hereditary traits

c) Genetics of quantitative traits, i.e. population parameters, breeding value estimation, selection, recording and evaluation of traits

d) Biotechnology, i.e. artificial insemination, embryo transfer, genome analysis, gene transfer

e) Applied breeding, i.e. breeding methods, breeding planning

f) Cattle and pig breeding, i.e. parentage, domestication and development of cattle and pigs, breeds

g) Evaluation of breeding animals on the basis of conformation and performance

h) reproductive biology principles and reproduction management, breeding planning and practical breeding operations as well as quality of animal products.

Study program:

Bsc. Organic Agriculture