Morphological Evaluation and Ethnology in Animal Production

The following topics will be covered during the course.
The program covers the following topics:
1. Study of the domestication process of animals of livestock interest, acquiring the ability to distinguish between domesticable and non-domesticable species. 2. Study of the demography of the main species of livestock in order to learn the economic importance of different species in different parts of the world. 3. In-depth study of the production parameters of the main cattle breeds raised thereby enabling a thorough understanding of the relationships between breeds and the territories in which they are mainly raised. 4. Study of the principles of morpho-functional evaluation (zoognostics) for an understanding of its importance even in an age where genetics seems to take over in animal evaluation processes. 5. Study of the various anatomical regions of the bovine species and the relationships between them and morpho-functional evaluation. 6. Analysis of somatic measurements and creation of zoometric indices. 7. In-depth study of linear morphological evaluation in dairy, beef and dual-purpose cattle. 8. Evaluation of the usefulness and applicability of the latest genetic analysis technologies.