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
