Content (Syllabus outline)

• principles of small ruminant keeping and production and world distribution

• sheep and goat biology

• wool

• sheep and goat breeds

• reproduction in sheep and goats

• goat and sheep milk properties

• growth and carcass traits in sheep and goats

• equipment and facilities for small ruminants

• nutrition of sheep and goats (pasture and stable based production)

• economics of sheep and goat production

• databases and information technology in sheep and goat production

• selection programmes in sheep and goats

Prerequisites

a) Prerequisites for the inclusion in the work:

Enrolment in the corresponding year of study programme.

b) Prerequisites for performing study obligations:

- Passed colloquium of tutorials

- Positive grades of tutorial report and seminar