Duration
24h Th, 8h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in innovation management and the food design (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course includes face-to-face theory courses, online courses, seminars and field trips.
Ruminant and monogastric livestock farming are described in such a way as to give students the basic concepts they need to understand current production methods. :
- production cycle
- animal performance
- management of slurry and manure
Organic farming and agroforestry will be envisaged.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objective is to give a general wiew of animal production. The objective is not to form specialists but to provide general information on animal production allowing to the students to understand ways of breeding in our country.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- lectures for zootechnical basic information
- on field visit with different workshops. A written report could bes asked.
- 2 farms visits with cattle and pig production are foreseen.
- An online multi-modules session available on ecampus could be proposed to prepare the cattel farm visit; each module allows to control the new kwnoledges. In this case, the online session is compulsory and participation will be controlled. The online session must be performed before the visit to the farm.
Since the participation to all sessions (practices or on field) is compulsory, in case of absence, the students will not be authorized to sit the exam in the first session.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Blended learning
Additional information:
Students will be required to attend lectures, seminars and field trips. This will be verified.
Recommended or required readings
Supports are available on eCampus
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
This is an oral examination based on a written preparation and the presentation of a Power Point summarising the course.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
I. Dufrasne
isabelle.dufrasne@uliege.be
J.F. Cabaraux
jfcabaraux@uliege.be