Found 15 relevant results in 2.02s where lecturer="Markus Stauffacher"
The welfare of farm animals is a major increasing concern to the public, as well as to stakeholders in the global agro-food system. Ethology is a key element of animal welfare sciences as it allows us to know what animals need. In this course we will discuss specifically the challenges faced by farm animals and the behavioural research used to address them.
Agro-Food Projects
Praxisprojekte Agro-Food
Studierende bearbeiten in Projektteams Fragestellungen von Praxispartner:innen aus dem Agro-Food Bereich. Sie entwickeln wissenschaftlich fundierte, praxistaugliche Lösungsvorschläge und wenden dabei ihre im Studium sowie im Rahmen der Lehrveranstaltung erworbenen fachspezifischen, methodenspezifischen, sozialen und persönlichen Kompetenzen an.
The course provides basic knowledge on how to measure and analyse behaviour of captive animals, and will focus on animal welfare including its definition and assessment.
Applied Ethology and Animal Welfare
Tierschutzorientierte Ethologie
The course provides basic knowledge of behaviour (mechanisms, control) of farm, lab, pet, zoo & circus animals, and of interactions between behaviour, physiology, genetics/breeding, housing/nutrition and animal use. A special focus is set on the assessment of animal welfare and on legislation based on an appreciation of animal related, ethical, traditional, economical and political values.
This forum is a platform for the critical reflection of relevant topics of livestock in the frame of the world food system comprising issues from basic knowledge to acceptance in society. The exchange is operated by scientific writing, presentation and critical analysis in discussions
The course provides the scientific basis of the central aspects of reproduction and nutrition physiology of ruminants, and of the implications for animal health, product quality, and breeding programs. Means of knowledge transfer include interdisciplinary approaches, disciplinary parts, web-based learning and self-study.
The course provides the scientific basis of the central aspects in ruminants of cattle, sheep and goat breeding, diseases and the interrelationship of animal nutrition and environment. Aspects of organic farming and tropical livestock systems form part of the course. Means of knowledge transfer include interdisciplinary approaches, disciplinary parts, web-based learning and self-study.
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