Module Identifier | RS11010 | ||||||||||||||
Module Title | INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS | ||||||||||||||
Academic Year | 2005/2006 | ||||||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Dr Selwyn P Williams | ||||||||||||||
Semester | Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) | ||||||||||||||
Other staff | Dr Basil T Wolf, Dr Michael T Rose | ||||||||||||||
Pre-Requisite | Entry to a science degree scheme | ||||||||||||||
Course delivery | Lecture | 22 x 1 hour lectures | |||||||||||||
Practical | 4 x 3 hr practicals/farm visits during year | ||||||||||||||
Assessment |
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1. Discuss the importance of animal production systems in agricultural enterprises
2. Identify the main constraints on productivity
3. Compare efficiency of different systems of production
4. Identify the scope for the application of the results of research in animal production
This module is at CQFW Level 4