| Course code | AGROPT15 |
| Course title | New challenges for animal science |
| Institution | AgroParisTech |
| Course address | AgroParisTech- 16, rue Claude Bernard - Paris 5ème ou à l'Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Maisons Alfort |
| City | Paris ou Maisons Alfort |
| Minimum year of study | 4th year |
| Minimum level of English | None |
| Minimum level of French | None |
| Key words | sciences animales, anglais key-words : animal science, english |
| Language | English |
| Professor responsible | Amélie SERMENT |
| Telephone | 01 44 08 17 66 |
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| amelie.serment@agroparistech.fr | |
| Participating professors | with the participation of other lecturers, guest speakers and Ghislaine TAMISIER, English lecturer |
| Number of places | Minimum: 8, Maximum: 20, Reserved for local students: 10 |
| Objectives | There has been a dramatic development and specialisation of animal farming in Western countries. Now that Europe is self-sufficient in agricultural products, society has changed in the way that it looks at animal farming and its practice. In addition to the constant requirement for low cost animal productts, the demands of consumers have diversified, amongst them: product quality, food safety, respect of animal welfare, environment friendly agriculture, energy saving systems, protection of biodiversity, the right to question the use of certain forms of biotechnology etc. are becoming more important. Moreover, the animal occupies an increasing place in leisure activities and as a companion animal. Finally, the use of genetic selection, cloning and the production of GM animals can improve production efficiency and open the way for the use of animals in other domains (medicine and human health). Indeed, certain species of farm animal are used as models for biomedical research. ObjectivesThe objectives of this UV are, using selected examples: - To illustrate the numerous roles of animals today and the new challenges in animal science - To give basic information on the different aspects of animal production - To acquire a basic animal science vocabulary
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| Programme to be followed | Listed below are some of the subjects which could be presented (the list is not exclusive): - The role of animals in a sustainable agriculture - The role of animal products in human health - Management of animal genetic resources - Animal models of human disease - Farm animal bio-security - Cloning and transgenesis - Farm animal genomics - Organic farming - Animal welfare - … Teaching methodsAll the lectures and conferences will be conducted in English. The objectives will be achieved through lectures given by English speaking AgroParisTech lecturers and conferences by guest speakers. At the end of the UV, a mini-symposium (3 hours) will be held in which posters based on a scientific paper will be presented by groups of students. Around 6 hours will probably be necessary to design the poster (3 hours will be included in the time table). |
| Prerequisites | Bon niveau d'anglais - A relatively good knowledge of the English language is required to follow this UV. |
| Course exam |
Two aspects will be taken into account to establish the final mark: : . Enthusiasm and participation - Poster presentation
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