Animal Husbandry and its Administration, 6 credits

Djurhållning och förvaltning, 6 hp

NBIB39

The course is disused.

Main field of study

Biology

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Per Jensen

Director of studies or equivalent

Agneta Johansson

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 92 h
Recommended self-study hours: 68 h

Possible deviation from course syllabus/programme syllabus

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary

Course offered for		Semester	Period	Timetable module	Language	Campus	ECV
6KBIO	Biology	4 (Spring 2017)	2	1+4	Swedish	Linköping, Valla	E

Main field of study

Biology

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G1X

Course offered for

Biology

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of zoology, including physiology, corresponding to the courses included in the candidate program

Intended learning outcomes

The course will provide an overview of practical husbandry in different fields. After completing the course students should have conceptual knowledge of various forms of animal husbandry, eg in agriculture, zoos, animal trade and laboratories, as well as practical insights into everyday work livestock production. Furthermore, the students have a good understanding of the laws and regulations governing livestock production, as well the community control that ensures that regulations are followed.

Course content

Husbandry in theory and practice in agriculture, zoos, animal trade and laboratory animals. Animal welfare legislation, management and control.

Teaching and working methods

During the course, students will spend part of the course experiencing practical work in different husbandry systems, where they will get familiar with daily tasks. Examples of this might be participating in the daily work on a farm, or practical involvement in laboratory animal care. Furthermore, the students get in seminar form the relevant regulations and legal texts. Through lectures and field trips, the students study a good idea of the various authorities in control of animal welfare issues, as well as various professional groups and their role in monitoring activities.

Examination

PRA1	Seminar	3 credits	U, G
UPG1	Seminars and assignments	3 credits	U, G

Grades are given as ’Fail’ or ’Pass’.

Grades

Two-grade scale, U, G

Department

Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

Director of Studies or equivalent

Agneta Johansson

Examiner

Per Jensen

Course website and other links

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 92 h
Recommended self-study hours: 68 h

Course literature

Lagtexter och förordningar, som utdelas. Vetenskapliga artiklar, som utdelas.

Code	Name	Scope	Grading scale
PRA1	Seminar	3 credits	U, G
UPG1	Seminars and assignments	3 credits	U, G

Grades are given as ’Fail’ or ’Pass’.

Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)

The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.

LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.

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Linköping University common rules and regulations (in Swedish)

Course literature is preliminary.

Lagtexter och förordningar, som utdelas. Vetenskapliga artiklar, som utdelas.

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Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.

I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize

		I	U
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
	1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)	X	X
	1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)
	1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)		X
	1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)
	1.5 Insight into current research and development work
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
	2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving
	2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery
	2.3 System thinking	X	X
	2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning		X
	2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities		X
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
	3.1 Teamwork
	3.2 Communications
	3.3 Communication in foreign languages
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
	4.1 External, societal, and environmental context	X	X
	4.2 Enterprise and business context	X
	4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management
	4.4 Designing
	4.5 Implementing
	4.6 Operating
5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
	5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development
	5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development
	5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects
	5.4 Execution of research or development projects
	5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects

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