| CODE | AGR1600 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Livestock Production Systems | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Rural Sciences and Food Systems | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Objectives: To provide an overview to the Maltese livestock industry, providing an overview of the current production systems for each of the following: ruminant (dairy, beef, goat, sheep), swine, poultry and horse. Contents: Emphasis will be placed on systems that support efficient production of food, housing, breeding, reproduction, feeding and marketing. Students will gain an overall understanding of the Maltese livestock industry, focusing on major production issues and future challenges. Reading List: - Taylor, E: Scientific Farm Animal production |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Mauro Buttigieg |
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