Cattle breeding, innovative technology of milk and beef production

Studying the subjects of this educational program will provide the knowledge in improvement the competitiveness of livestock products and raw materials, methods of evaluation of breeding qualities of cattle, breeding in the case of cattle, dairy farming intensification and new methods of evaluation of feed and feeding of cattle. Disciplines represented in the trajectory provide the necessary foundation upon which an undergraduate will continue his/her studies and deepen  research and scientific working out.

After studying the subjects of the educational program " Cattle breeding, innovative technology of milk and beef production " undergraduates must:

Know and understand

• basic aspects of the industry, breed and pedigree zoning;
• exterior and constitutional characteristics and types of cattle; 
• the main features and indicators of productivity; 
• methods of breeding and selection;
• technology of cattle rearing; 
• tethered and loose housing of cattle; 
• experience of domestic and foreign production of cattle breeding technology; 
• standards of species depending on the productivity lines; 
• problems of formation, registration of sales

Be able to:

• carry out independent calculations of technological parameters in cattle enterprises;  • conduct bonitation of cattle, dairy cows selected for acquisition of the herd; 
• determine the age and fatness of cattle

Possess:

• zootechnical documents;
• to plan and analyze the milk and meat production of the herd; 
• properly prepare rations by age and sex; 
• to evaluate the quality of productive livestock; 
• to plan the production of milk and beef. 
• the solution of practical problems and problems in breeding and modern biotechnology, 
• the basics of computer science and computing research.

Catalog of disciplines of the educational program

Catalog of disciplines of the educational program contains a description of each discipline separately indicating the prerequisites and postrequisites, the number of credits, types of classes, and information about the leaders of the program.

Profile disciplines

Methods of estimation of breeding qualities of cattle – 3 credits

Prerequisites:  methodology of experimental work, genetics with biometrics

Course Outline: The concept of the experiment. Different variants  research organization. Methodological requirements for conducting experiments, and statistical analysis of experimental data. The organization of the evaluation of sires of dairy and beef breeds. Manufactures’ estimation according to the data of Zootechnical accounting. Rating animal origin. Evaluation by the quality of offspring. Evaluation of cattle productivity. Accounting  in the process of evaluation Processing of digital content in the evaluation.

Types of classes: lectures, practical classes

Program manager: Papusha N.V.

Improvement of the competitiveness of livestock products and raw materials – 3 credits

Prerequisites: Breeding and selection of agricultural animals, morphology, physiology of agricultural animals, animal nutrition, zoohygiene, cattle breeding, horse breeding, poultry farming.

Course Outline: Technology of milk and dairy products. Milk, as a polydisperse system. Biochemical changes in the milk during processing. Technology of production of drinking milk and dairy products, butter, cheese, etc. Determining the quality of carcass.

 Types of classes:, practical, laboratory classes

 Program manager:  Shaikamal G.P.

Breeding in cattle – 3 credits

Prerequisites: Morphology and physiology of animals, genetics with biometrics, zoohygiene with the basics of designing livestock facilities, breeding and selection of farm animals

 Course Outline: Techniques and methods of breeding. Technique of labeling. Drawing up the herd turnover. Organizing and conducting bonitirovki of cattle. Breeding techniques. Methods of selection. Choosing animals, selection of animals, large-scale breeding. Labeling techniques. Types of revolutions of the herd. Features of bonitirovki in dairy and beef cattle in different age and gender groups. Pure breeding and different types of  cross-breeding: introductory, rotational, reproductive, industrial.

 Types of classes:, practical, laboratory classes

 Program manager: Naimanov D.K.

 Intensification of dairy cattle – 3 credits

 Prerequisites: Animals morphology, physiology of animals, farm animal feeding, breeding and selection of farm animals, zoohygiene with basics of designing livestock facilities.

Course Outline: Classification of breeds in the direction of efficiency: milk, combined, meat. Exterior, interior, and the constitution of cattle. The chemical composition of milk. Processes of milk formation and lactation. The duration of lactation, the dry and service periods. Type the lactation curve. Inventory and assessment of milk production of cows. The latest technique used in the procurement, preparation and distribution of feed. The organization of milking cows in the milk lines. Modern ventilation system of cow sheds.

Types of classes:, practical, laboratory classes

Program manager: Shaikamal G.I.

New methods of feed evaluation – 3 credits

 Prerequisites: Feeding farm animals, morphology, physiology of agricultural animals cattle breeding, the technology of milk and beef production.

Course Outline: Methods of normalized feeding animals based on the research of animals needs in nutrients (proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, etc.). Chemical composition and nutritive value of forages. Features of digestion of ruminants and monogastric animals. Methods for determining the digestibility of the diet. Factors affecting the digestibility of forage in the diet. Nutrition as a composite unit of metabolism and energy. Methods of studying  metabolism and energy. Methods of evaluating the nutritive value of feeds. Modern system of evaluation nutritive value of feeds.

Types of classes:, practical, laboratory classes

 Program manager: Tegza I.M.