AP1001 :

Department

Department of Gardening

Academic Program

Bachelor in Horticulture

Type

Elective

Credits

01

Prerequisite

Overview

Introduction to practical animal production course explains the different breeds of farm animals (poultry, sheep, cows), and methods of breeding and production of farm animals. It also explains the process of hatching of eggs and methods of fertilization of farm animals. It explains to the student the methods of conducting the correct slaughtering and freezing of animal carcasses. reviews methods of preventing diseases for various farm animals

Intended learning outcomes

Bypass successfully this course, the student should be able to:

a. knowledge and understanding:

• Learn the basics and principles of physiology, nutrition, and animal genetics.
• Know the vital systems related to hormones and reproductive efficiency.
• Describe the genetic material and the laws of inheritance, hereditary traits of economic importance, how they are transmitted, and methods of genetic improvement.
• Determine the types of nutrients present in animal feed, the products of digestion and absorption, and methods of evaluating the feed.

b. Mental c skills:

• Connect the main branches of animal production.
• Explain the relationship of reproduction to production in farm animals.
• Compare genetic traits (descriptive and quantitative) and the most important different mating methods for genetic improvement.
• Connect nutrients in animal feed, digestion and absorption products, and methods of feed evaluation.

c. Practical & professional skills:

• Bring together the basic branches of animal production.
• Diagnose problems of vital processes (digestion and absorption).
• Apply descriptive and quantitative genetic traits and most important different mating methods for genetic improvement
• Design animal feed nutrients, digestion and absorption products, and feed evaluation methods.

d. Generic and transferable skills:

• Adhere to the time and regulations of the college and the department.
• Efficiently participate in group work.
• Collect information systematically and scientifically.
• Communicate with others

Teaching and learning methods

• Theoretical lectures based on good diction and the use of brainstorming.
• Interactive questions among students

Methods of assessments

No.	The assessment methods	The assessment date (week)	The grade (%)
1	The 1st mid-term exam (written)	After the 5th week of the study	25%
2	The 2nd mid-term exam (written)	After the 10th week of the study	25%
3	The final exam (written)	After the 12th week of the study	50%
	Total	At the end of the semester	100%

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Agricultural Extension (AE3682)
ZOOLOGY (ZO1014)
(MA1113)
Botany (BO1014)
(SW3043)
(BO1024)
principles of horticulture (HO1004)
Principles of Breeding horticulture crops (HO3804)
Diseases of horticultural crops (PP3313)
Plant propagation (HO3853)
Apiculture (PP3353)
Vegetable cultivars (HO3403)
Landscape Design (HO3213)
Vegetable crops production (HO2403)
Floriculture (HO2203)
General Microbiology (Practical) (SW1001)
(SW1003)
Deciduous fruit tree 2 (HO3603)
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (HO3233)
(AP1001)
(AP1003)
Under Cover Vegetable Production (HO2413)
(SW1014)
Plant tissue culture (HO2304)
Vegetable seed Production (HO3412)
Arboriculture (HO3203)
Molecular Biology (HO230)
Deciduous fruit tree (HO2603)
Special problem (HO3992)
Postharvest physiology (HO3814)
Evergreen fruit production (HO2614)