Management and economic factors of handling and transpórt. Behavioural principles of animal handling and transport. General principles of stress and wel-being. Welfare assessment and welfare problem areas during handling and transport. Behavioural principles of handling cattle a…
Present and future supply of feedstuffs; Nutritional components of feedstuffs: qualitative chemistry; Feedstuff quality: quantitative assessment; Factors influencing nutritive value; Dietary enzymes.
Historical perspective and current status.Structure and properties of tissues.Posmortem changes in muscle foods. Edible by-products from the production and processing of muscle foods. Processed meats/poultry/seafood. Inspection. Grading. Meat-animal composition and its measureme…
A lethal outbreak of H5n2 influenza in poultry in the USA: virus characterization and host range; The control and epidemiology of an influenza a outbreak in Ireland; Current situation of avian influenza in Italy and approaches to its control; Avian influenza: diagnosis and vacci…
Poultry - their health and management: introduction; Health, disease and intensification; Poultry nutrition; Practical poultry feeding; The environmental requeriments of poultry; The poultry house; Ventilation; Hygiene on the poultry farm; Systems of management; Breeding and hat…