Graduate Courses
Concentration Area: Ruminant Animal Production (Beef and Dairy Cattle)
| MANDATORY DISCIPLINES | CODE | CL | Credits |
| 1. Beef Cattle Production and Management | ZOO 825 | 60 | 4 |
| 2. Production of dairy cattle | ZOO 827 | 60 | 4 |
| 3. Nutrition of Ruminants | ZOO 841 | 60 | 4 |
| 4. Food and Feed | ZOO 845 | 60 | 4 |
| 5. Applied Forage | ZOO 850 | 60 | 4 |
| 6. Principles of Statistics Applied to Zootechnical Experimentation | ZOO 862 | 60 | 4 |
| 7. Development of Research and Technological Innovation Projects | ZOO 851 | 60 | 4 |
| Total | 420 | 28 |
Concentration Area: Monogastric Animal Production (Pigs and Pigs)
| MANDATORY DISCIPLINES | CODE | CH | Credits |
| 1. Principles of Statistics Applied to Zootechnical Experimentation | ZOO 862 | 60 | 4 |
| 2. Pig production and management | ZOO 823 | 60 | 4 |
| 3. Production and Management of Broilers and Commercial Layers | ZOO 824 | 60 | 4 |
| 4. Nutrition of Monogastrics | ZOO 842 | 60 | 4 |
| 5. Nutritional Assessment Methods for Monogastric | ZOO 846 | 60 | 4 |
| 6. Commercial Breeding of Dies and Management of Incubation | ZOO 892 | 60 | 4 |
| 7. Development of Research and Technological Innovation Projects | ZOO 851 | 60 | 4 |
| Total | 420 | 28 |
Concentration Area: Ruminant Animal Production (Beef and Dairy Cattle)
Beef and leather production chain in Brazil and worldwide. Production cycle and productivity coefficients. Reproductive management of beef cattle herds. Management and sanitary control of beef cattle herds. Growth. Evaluation of carcass and meat quality. Selection and crossing. Production systems
Current situation and prospects for dairy farming. Genetic options for exploring dairy cattle in tropical regions. Reproductive management of the dairy herd. Breeds and recreates dairy females. Factors that affect the quantity and quality of the milk produced. Feeding dairy cows. Dairy facilities. Planning and management of milk production systems.
Anatomical and physiological aspects of the gastrointestinal tract of ruminants. Rumen microbiology. Carbohydrates. Nitrogen compounds. Lipids. Minerals. Vitamins. Water. Additives in the nutrition of ruminants.
Food evaluation. Main foods used in cattle feed. Nutritional requirements of cattle. Formulation of feed for cattle. Formulation of mineral mixtures for cattle. Evaluation of feed and mineral mixtures for dairy and beef cattle.
New cultivars of grasses and forage legumes. Nutritional value of forage plants. Establishment and management of pastures. Forage conservation.
It aims to offer students the opportunity to study topics of interest related to the specific area of study and deemed important for their training.
Bibliographic research to prepare the course completion work required to obtain the professional master's degree in Zootechnics in both areas of concentration.
Basic concepts of statistics. Principles of experimental statistics. Experimental designs. Averages tests for multiple comparisons and regression analysis. Factorial tests and repeated measures. Computational resources in the statistical analysis of experiments. Experimentation in poultry and swine. Experimentation on ruminants
Scientific knowledge. The scientific method. Ethics in research and publication. Scientific research. The planning of scientific research. Data collection. Formats of the professional master's degree work. Scientific writing techniques. Patents and technological innovation and the registration of patents. Discussion and evaluation of projects.
Concentration Area: Monogastric Animal Production (Pigs and Birds)
Pork meat production chain in Brazil and worldwide. Breeding management. Reproductive management of swine herds. Sanitary control. Diets and feed formulation for pigs. Selection and crossing. Production systems. Management and use of swine manure. Creation planning.
Importance and development of Brazilian poultry farming. Study of breeds and formation of commercial hybrids. Management of broilers. Slaughter and processing of chickens. Protein, energy and additive foods. Feed formulation and mineral / vitamin premix. Layers management. Marketing of eggs. Farm waste.
Physiological principles applied to nutrition. Energy metabolism and its practical implications. Digestion, absorption and metabolism of nutrients. Special topics in monogastric nutrition.
Methodologies used in nutrition. Feed tests with monogastric. Digestibility of food. Methods for determining the bioavailability of nutrients. Methods for determining requirements with monogastrics. Classification and composition tables of foods. Feed formulation.
Planning and management of the heavy breeding farm. Hatchery planning and management. Importance of quality chicks.
It aims to offer students the opportunity to study topics of interest related to the specific area of study and deemed important for their training.
Scientific knowledge. The scientific method. Ethics in research and publication. Scientific research. The planning of scientific research. Data collection. Formats of the professional master's degree work. Scientific writing techniques. Patents and technological innovation and the registration of patents. Discussion and evaluation of projects.
Bibliographic research to prepare the course completion work required to obtain the professional master's degree in Zootechnics in both areas of concentration.
Basic concepts of statistics. Principles of experimental statistics. Experimental designs. Averages tests for multiple comparisons and regression analysis. Factorial tests and repeated measures. Computational resources in the statistical analysis of experiments. Experimentation in poultry and swine. Experimentation on ruminants
