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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

  • EXCS25K
    Iisalmi 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