| CODE | AGR0600 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 00 - Mod Pre-Tert, Foundation, Proficiency & DegreePlus | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Rural Sciences and Food Systems | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Objectives: To present to students the basics of farm animal anatomy and physiology. Contents: External morphology of farm animals; morphology of individual organs; diversity of organs between animals, e.g. monogastric, ruminant, etc, The anatomy and physiology of the following systems will be discussed: respiratory, circulatory, gastrointestinal, nervous, endocrine, renal, muscular and skeletal systems; Immunity and the homeostatic control of the major body systems of farm animals; Reading List: - Frandsun and Spurgen: Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||||||
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