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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Animal Sciences
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Rachel Gabrieli
Coordinator Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Staff:
Rachel Gabrieli
Dr. Arieh Brosh
Course/Module description:
Beef cattle breeding in Israel and abroad: Herd management, breeding for production, calving management, breeds of cattle, pasture herd management, precision technologies in pasture. Fattening cattle in feedlot, production and efficiency in the feedlot.
Course/Module aims:
Learning the essence of beef herds in Israel and around the world. Management and production in extensive operation in pasture and intensive operation in the feedlot.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Gaining knowledge of the essence and complexity of running an extensive livestock production system. Getting to know the challenges and prospects for development
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures,exercises, tour
Course/Module Content:
Cattle history in Israel and the world
Current situation of Beef industry in Israel and the world.
Beef herd manangement: calving, breeding and weaning sesons
Breeding and AI
reproduction management
Precision technologies in the pasture
Fattening and energy balance
Required Reading:
Appers in presentations
Additional Reading Material:
Appers in presentations
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 60 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 40 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
It is mandatory to bring calculators or computer with excel program to the lectures in the subject of fattening.
Participation in lectures compulsory.
Participation in tour compulsory
Mandatory submission of excersizes on time according to demand (weekly)
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