| CODE | AGR2651 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Non-Ruminant Production | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Rural Sciences and Food Systems | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Objectives: Students will be provided opportunities to learn both the principles and the skills necessary to manage and care for pigs and rabbits according to industry standards. Contents: The study-unit deals with the production and economics of pig and rabbit farming. Topics covered include: planning, establishing and managing enterprises; production-economic evaluation of reproduction, growth and carcass merit. Reading List: - Taylor& FAO: The Rabbit - Husbandry and Health in production - Mcnitt et al - Rabbit Production - Brent - The Pigman's Handbook - Lecture Notes |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | George Attard |
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