Domestic Animal Production Technology (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The students can look for the solutions (machines, furniture, systems…) of animal husbandry suitable for a farm’s operations.

Content

The buildings for cattle husbandry, pig husbandry, horse husbandry; functional systems, machines, furniture. Through the topic choice of the assignment, the students can focus the contents according to their career plan and personal study plan.

Materials

Mikkola, H. ym. 2005. Paras käytettävissä oleva tekniikka kotieläintaloudessa. Suomen ympäristökeskus
Manninen, E. & Nyman, K. 2003. Maidonkäsittelyn teknologiaa. MTT:n selvityksiä (176)
Heimonen, I. ym. 2009. Maatalouden kotieläinrakennusten toimiva ilmanvaihto. VTT TIEDOTTEITA RESEARCH NOTES 2521
Phillips, C.J.C. 2018. Principles of Cattle Production. CABI

Current research papers in the field of Domestic Animal Production Technology.

Other research documents and publications shared in a learning platform Moodle.

Teaching methods

Study at the course is based on the principles of project learning. There will be preparatory material before each contact lessons and during contact lessons students can find new technological approaches to livestock production. During contact lessons students will advance their own project with learning assignments and the results of learning assignments will be discussed.

Contact lessons can be attended in BTI or remote via Zoom. This course requires a commitment to attend contact lessons and also possibility to study independently.

Exam schedules

There will be no exam in the course. The course will be assessed on the basis of approved learning assignments and assignments.

Student workload

5 op x 27 = 135 h, contact lessons 28 h, assignments 52 h, independent study 53 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Excellent: 5
Student knows several various types of livestock production technological solutions.
Student, can make comparisons between the technological solutions of domestic animal husbandry, including those previously unknown, and use these comparisons to develop domestic animal production.
Student can holistically take the other operations and different perspectives into account.
Student can take into account the effects of the simplification of the taught models and theories on the development of domestic animal production technology.
Student can also look for unusual technological overall solutions, which integrate different systems, improve operations and save costs

Very good: 4
Student knows several various types of livestock production technological solutions.
Student, can make comparisons between the technological solutions of domestic animal husbandry, including those previously unknown, and use these comparisons to develop domestic animal production.
Student can holistically take the other operations and different perspectives into account.
Student can take into account the effects of the simplification of the taught models and theories on the development of domestic animal production technology.

Good: 3
Student knows several various types of livestock production technological solutions.
Student, can make comparisons between the technological solutions of domestic animal husbandry, including those previously unknown, and use these comparisons to develop domestic animal production.
Student can holistically take the other operations and different perspectives into account.

Satisfactory: 2
Student knows several various types of livestock production technological solutions.
Student, can make comparisons between the technological solutions of domestic animal husbandry, including those previously unknown, and use these comparisons to develop domestic animal production.

Sufficient: 1
Student knows several various types of livestock production technological solutions.

Qualifications

The criteria for the animal production competences.

Further information

The course is assessed according to the scoring of learning assignments and assignments.