Sustainable Food Production Through Livestock Health Management
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Sustainable Food Production Through Livestock Health Management
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
À propos de ce cours
4.7
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Learn about the impact of infectious disease on sustainable animal-based food production by understanding the science of growth, immunity, and infection and by learning the problem-solving skills needed to advance animal health and food production through optimal management practices.
There is a growing global need in agricultural production for a workforce that is capable of integrating knowledge of animal health and production with an understanding of consumer preferences in the context of economic reality, business efficiency, and ethical constraint. However, current evidence suggests that there is a growing shortage of people with the knowledge and problem-solving skills required to match the rapid advances being made in animal health, science, and food production. The results of this shortage are wide-ranging and could lead to challenges in food security and agricultural economic competitiveness in some countries.
In this course we will explore the effect of infectious disease on sustainable animal-based food production. The content and learning outcomes of this new course will be designed to be relevant across different food production sectors (i.e., beef, dairy, poultry, and pigs). While the instructors will provide the participants with a strong scientific base for understanding the impact of infectious disease in animal-based food production, the emphasis of the material will be on practical problem-solving and will be directed towards equipping participants with a platform for developing the skills needed to contribute to sustainable food production.
Compétences que vous acquerrez
Disease ControlAnimalNutritionAnimal Behavior
Programme du cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours
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Section
Course Orientation
You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.
1 vidéo (Total 3 min), 4 lectures, 1 quiz
4 lectures
About the Discussion Forums10 min
Syllabus10 min
Updating Your Profile10 min
Social Media10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Orientation Quiz10 min
Week 1: Animals and Sustainable Food Production
This week we will review the universal and historical principles underlying livestock system design, and how management of genetics, nutrition, and the environment have advanced efficiency through their impact on the physiological processes that control animal growth, development, and production
7 vidéos (Total 70 min), 2 lectures, 1 quiz
7 vidéos
1.1. The Challenges Before Us: Feeding 9 Billion People 5 min
1.2. People: Our Role in Managing Animal Well-Being 8 min
1.3. Farming 101: The Basics of Livestock Production19 min
1.4. Understanding Growth17 min
1.5. Production Efficiency through the Ages8 min
1.6. The Economics of Production9 min
2 lectures
Week 1 Overview10 min
Week 1 Readings and Resources10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Week 1 Quiz20 min
2
Section
Week 2: Disease as a Barrier to Sustainability
This week we will demonstrate the link between nutrition and health at every stage of life and production by examining the science behind efficient nutritional intake, uptake, and utilization, and exploring the mechanisms by which disease can interfere with these processes.
7 vidéos (Total 66 min), 2 lectures, 2 quiz
7 vidéos
Introduction to Week 2 1 min
2.1. The "Inside" Science of Nutrition 11 min
2.2. The Particles and Partitioning of Dietary Nutrients 9 min
2.3. Failure of Nutrient Utilization: Characterization and Treatment17 min
2.4. The Two-Way Street of Organ System Health and Nutrition10 min
2.5. Nutrition and Disease: From Tip to Tail7 min
2.6. The Toll of Infectious Disease on Growth and Production8 min
2 lectures
Week 2 Overview10 min
Week 2 Readings and Resources10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Week 2 Quiz20 min
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Section
Week 3: Animals' Response to Infectious Disease
This week we will introduce the concept of the farm and each production system as an ecosystem in which animals and microbes live in mutualistic relationships, and explain the beneficial impact of ecologically managing the microbes alongside the animals to enhance host defense, animal health, and production efficiency.
11 vidéos (Total 95 min), 2 lectures, 2 quiz
11 vidéos
Introduction to Week 3 1 min
3.1. Microbes: Friend or Foe? 10 min
3.2. Promoting Friendly Farm Infections 7 min
3.3. Microbial Colonization in the Newborn World 8 min
3.4. The Farm: It’s a Bug’s World 8 min
3.5. In Defense of Normality 12 min
3.6. The Energetic Cost of Defense 7 min
3.7. When the Defense Cannot Defend 14 min
3.8. The War Within 7 min
3.9. Defending the Airways 7 min
3.10. Defending the Next Generation 8 min
2 lectures
Week 3 Overview10 min
Week 3 Readings and Resources10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Week 3 Quiz20 min
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Section
Week 4: Our Role in Fighting Infectious Disease
This week we consider the ravages of infectious disease on animal well-being and production system efficiency by considering disease as a war between infectious agents and their reluctant hosts, acting both at an individual and population level that can be measured and managed.
6 vidéos (Total 75 min), 2 lectures, 2 quiz
6 vidéos
Introduction to Week 4 1 min
4.1. Knowing the Enemy: Bacteria, Viruses, and Parasites25 min
4.2. Pathogen Armaments11 min
4.3. Watching the War: Anatomy of a Disease Outbreak15 min
4.4. Changing the Course of Infections13 min
4.5. Strengthening the Defenses: Vaccines7 min
2 lectures
Week 4 Overview10 min
Week 4 Readings and Resources10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Week 4 Quiz20 min
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Meilleurs avis
par AM•Nov 29th 2016
i enjoyed the course so much i didn't want it to finish thanks to the doctors for their simple clear illustration their interesting way in giving us the information
par PG•Jul 10th 2017
This course is very informative and I am glad to have taken it.Lecturers are very precise and specific in transmitting useful information.
Enseignants
Dr. Jim Lowe, DVM, MS, Dip ABVP (Food Animal)
Associate ProfessorIntegrated Food Animal Management Systems, College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Brian Aldridge, BVSc, MS, PhD, Dip ACVIM (Large Animal), MRCVS
Clinical ProfessorIntegrated Food Animal Management Systems, College of Veterinary Medicine
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