What are the objectives of the Animal Production Department course in the academic year 2004-2005?
1. To know the physiological bases, control methods, and behavior patterns of higher vertebrates, emphasizing the main domestic species under different breeding conditions.
2. To appreciate the importance of the behavior of domestic animals on animal production and veterinary medicine.
3. To analyze the problems that affect animal welfare in different production and marketing systems.
4. To know the physiological response to stress and its consequences.
5. To analyze the ethical, legal, and economic implications of animal protection and existing legislation that affects them.
6. To identify and evaluate the exterior characteristics of domestic animals of zootechnical interest.
7. To identify and characterize breeds of domestic animals of zootechnical interest.