- Docente: Alessio Bonaldo
- Credits: 6
- SSD: AGR/20
- Language: English
- Moduli: Alessio Bonaldo (Modulo 1) Marco Zampiga (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Food Animal Metabolism and Management in the Circular Economy (cod. 5814)
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from Oct 23, 2024 to Dec 09, 2024
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from Oct 24, 2024 to Dec 05, 2024
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module, students know the main performance indicators, the main interconnections between circular/sustainable agriculture, productivity and animal welfare, are able to evaluate and discuss the consequences of different farming methods and animal management techniques on circularity/sustainability, productivity and welfare and soil health and are able to evaluate existing farming systems and propose corrective strategies.
Course contents
The course will deal with the more recent scientific and practical information related to sustainable farming of poultry and aquaculture.
In particular the courses will be diveded in:
Introduction: European and word production, production of feed, carbon footprint and emissions of productive chains
Ingredients: circular ingredients, sustainable production of raw matherials
Feeding: precise feeding management, tools to improve the efficacy of feeding
Farming: integrated farming systems, sustainable farming systems, combined farming systems
Readings/Bibliography
Due to the scarcity of specific textbooks, the reading list/bibliography will be mostly based on scientific papers and online resources. An updated list of bibliographic sources (divided in compulsory, recommended, and in-depth readings) will be made available in the institutional repository.
Teaching methods
The course is structured in 32 hours of class lectures and 24 hours of practical activities.
Assessment methods
The evaluation will be made by oral examination trough 2-3 open questions about the issues presented during the course.
Evaluation scheme:
- 18-19: with some help from the teacher, the student can recall the main theoretical aspects.
- 20-24: the student shows knowledge of the theoretical aspects and can autonomously analyse the scenarios presented (in class or during the written exam), generally using correct language.
- 25-29: the student can express a reasoned judgment on the scenarios proposed, using specifies examples, making use of specific technical language.
- 30-30L: the student can make connections between different topics, can discuss and argument his answers and critically assess the presented scenarios, properly using the terminology and the bibliographic sources. The Candidate is able to propose corrective strategies when necessary.
Final grade of the integrated course and digital record:
- the grade of the integrated course will be calculated as the arithmetic mean of the grades obtained in the course units;
- digital records, filled in by using the AlmaEsami system, will be completed by the Chairman of the Examination Board no later than 5 days following the exam or test date.
Teaching tools
- Teaching slides
- Videos, online sources, and reading list (Virtuale platform: https://virtuale.unibo.it/ [http:] )
Office hours
See the website of Alessio Bonaldo
See the website of Marco Zampiga