Course Topics
Part 1 covers the following topics:
1. Classification of animal husbandry systems;
2. Environmental requirements for animal husbandry on permanent grassland;
3. Conceptual livestock buildings for animal husbandry in mountain regions;
4. Intelligent technologies for animal husbandry (pasture grazing, feed production, in the barn, animal husbandry systems, animal observation, animal welfare monitoring, production monitoring);
5. Intelligent waste management systems;
6. Renewable energy supply for animal husbandry;
7. Life cycle assessment for system evaluation;
Part 2 covers the following topics:
1. Definition and technology of grassland management;
2. Complexity of an animal husbandry system – grazing and feed production;
3. Requirements for grassland management;
4. Process steps and machinery for grassland management;
5. Tools/devices for smart agricultural technology (telemetry, telecommunications, sensors, data processing, GIS mapping, variable dosing technology, evaluation);
6. Farm management and information systems (FMIS);
7. Practical examples.
Propaedeutic courses
No
Teaching format
Lectures, exercises, and field trip