Animal Breeding Practises (3 cr)
Code: 4_RAA15KV-3003
General information
Enrollment
01.12.2024 - 15.01.2025
Timing
09.01.2025 - 04.04.2025
Credits
3 op
RD proportion (cr)
1 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 30
Teachers
- Hilkka Kämäräinen
- Outi Kuvaja
Student groups
-
EXCS25KIisalmi Campus' Exchange Students, spring 2025
Teaching methods
In this course students get to know profitable milk and meat production. They also get to know breeding plan, breeding traits, methods of breeding, genomic selection, artificial insemination, embryo transfer, improving of animal selection and international breeding.
Study methods: Lectures, assignments, workshops, visits. Digital eLearning tools will be utilized (e.g. Moodle)
Evaluation:
Group assignment
Exam
Student workload
Lectures 14 h, visits 4h, presentations 4h, exercises and independent studying 59h
Practical training and working life cooperation
Company visits and specialist lectures.
Materials
Learning material and the literature in the Moodle