Livestock Housing 1
The course provides an introduction to the following subject areas ralated to livestock buildings:
- building materials
- building construction
- indoor machanization and logistics
- ventilation and heat balance
- economics of investment
- building regulations
The subject is reserved for students of the following study programmes:
- Animal Sciences - Welfare and Production, Bachelor’s Programme
Other students can get admitted if there are places available. Contact student advisor.
Upon successful completion of the course, the student is expected to posess the following:
Knowledge:
- has knowledge of building materials, construction techniques, constructions and construction regulations for livestock buildings
- has extensive knowledge of equipment for indoor mechanization of livestock buildings
- has knowledge of how air flows in a livestock room is affected by the ventilation technique
- has knowledge of key research and development work in the subject area
Skills:
- has knowledge of various construction principles for livestock buildings and be able to discuss choice of construction methods
- can compose alternative lines of mechanization and calculate investment costs
- can plan and dimention ventilation in livestock buildings and calculate heat balance
General competence:
- have insight into alternative building and mechanization solutions for animal husbandry and can discuss solutions with professionals in the industry
- has expertise in how the choice of materials and ventilation affects the indoor climate in farm buildings
Compound assessment, letter grades
- Work requirements - approved at least 75% of defined mandatory activities, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale approved/ not approved. Must be passed prior to submission of the written examination.
- Written examination, 3 hours, comprises 100/100 of the grade, letter grades.
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:
HUS2181 - Farm Animal Buildings - 5 credits
HUS3181 - Farm Animal Buildings - 5 credits
HUS217 - Farm Animal Buildings I - 5 credits
HUS1007 - Livestock Environment and Technology - 1 credits