The knowledge of the nutrition of ruminants and of the feeds used is deepened. Particular emphasis is put on the vairety of home-grown feeds, their production and conservation and their application in the nutrition of dairy cows, cattle and small ruminants. Finally, information on specific problems of animal nutrition is communicated.
Learning objective
Purchase of basic skills in agricultural livestock nutrition.
Content
Summer and winter feeding of dairy cows - formulation of rations - fattening - rearing feeding - vitamin & mineral supplementation - feeding of calfs, sheep, goats - farm produced feed - green forage - roughage - dried roughage - silage - silage systems - root crops.
Lecture notes
Script is available in German language and will be provided by each lecturer when starting his part the lecture.
Literature
Eine Literaturliste ist im Skript enthalten.
Prerequisites / Notice
Fach mit benoteter Prüfung am Ende der Lehrveranstaltung.
Competencies
Subject-specific Competencies
Concepts and Theories
assessed
Techniques and Technologies
fostered
Method-specific Competencies
Analytical Competencies
assessed
Decision-making
fostered
Media and Digital Technologies
fostered
Project Management
fostered
Social Competencies
Communication
fostered
Cooperation and Teamwork
fostered
Self-presentation and Social Influence
fostered
Personal Competencies
Creative Thinking
fostered
Critical Thinking
fostered
Self-awareness and Self-reflection
fostered
Self-direction and Self-management
fostered
Performance assessment
Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
Performance assessment as a semester course