Animal welfare and ethology
This course covers the following main themes:
- ethology focusing on the behavioural needs of domestic animals, motivation, learning, social behavior and behavioural problems
- animal welfare as a term and subject area from both a biological, ethological, ethical and moral perspective
- housing of domestic animals; design solutions, space requirements and grouping of different livestock animals
- laws, regulations and recommendations for animal welfare and livestock keeping
The subject is reserved for students of the following study programmes:
- Animal Welfare, One-year Programme
- Livestock Science, Bachelor's Programme
Other students can get admitted if there are places available. Contact student advisor.
After completing the course, the student will have achieved the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge:
- has basic knowledge in animal welfare, both in general and specifically related to livestock
- has knowledge of the natural behavior needs and social relations of livestock animals
- has thorough knowledge of stocking conditions, space requirements and environment of livestock animals
- has knowledge of key research and development work in the field
- has knowledge of regulations and recommendations for the keeping of livestock and animal welfare
Skills:
- can conduct behavioural studies to study animals' time budgets and preferences
- can analyse and make simple calculations on issues related to the animal welfare of livestock
General competence:
- has insight and ability to reflection and assessment in animal welfare questions
- has insight in factors affecting animal behaviour, and how housing can affect production, health and welfare
- has knowledge of and developed the ability to reflect upon and assess issues where welfare of livestock is a key component
- is able to propose preemptive measures to prevent animal welfare issues for livestock
- can communicate professional literature that is of relevance to the livestock's environment and contribute to professional discussions in the field
- has the knowledge and skills required to communicate about issues and potential solutions in the field in a clear and comprehensible way
Compound assessment, letter grade
- Compulsory work, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale approved/ not approved. Must be passed prior to submission of the written examination.
- Written examination, 4 hours, comprises 100/100 of the grade, letter grade.
Pen, ruler and up to 2 bilingual dictionaries.
Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating.
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
HUS1000 - Livestock Environment and Welfare - 7.5 credits
HUS140 - Dyrehelse og dyrevelferd - 5 credits
HUS140 - Animal health and welfare - 5 credits
