This course will explore the concepts driving current food production science (population growth, urbanization, emerging affluence, resource constraints, and underlying biological limits) with the main focus on livestock production. Each of the major food animal species (dairy, swine, beef, and poultry) will be covered in terms of their universal life cycles, constraints to production and emerging societal issues.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Population Growth and Global Animal Industries
3 hours to complete
11 videos (Total 104 min)
2 hours to complete
Issues Surrounding Animal Production
2 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 54 min)
3 hours to complete
Animal Feeds and the Environment
3 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 78 min)
2 hours to complete
General Animal Production, Efficiency and Food Safety
2 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 57 min)
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- 5 stars78.92%
- 4 stars16.66%
- 3 stars3.92%
- 2 stars0.49%
TOP REVIEWS FROM FEEDING THE WORLD
by EAJan 6, 2018
Excellent course, excellent teacher. Thanks very much.
by MBOct 16, 2021
It provide a lot of information about feeding the world like food safety, food security and much more.
by GJul 29, 2020
Just for the last four weeks, I would rate 5 stars.
by ASJun 6, 2017
Great information from small farmers to consumers.
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