Descriptif
Animals face many challenges in science, as do those who work with animals. While this course maintains a very general title, and will cover methane production by herbivores, the focus this year will be on animal well-being, especially as it concerns animals kept for farming and for research. What are the most pressing concerns? How can we determine what they are? How can we assess the well-being of animals, and, hopefully, measure the progress of attempts to improve or guarantee a high level of it? Once we know what we should do, what is preventing us from doing it? What are the aspects of human nature that keep us from doing the right thing? This course will ask these questions, and will try to answer some of them, or, at least, help us ask them in a good way.
Objectifs pédagogiques
The objectives of this course are:
- to understand the multi-dimensional aspect of animal well-being
- to appreciate the challenges animals face while being cared for by humans
- to appreciate the challenges faced when designing an assessment protocol for animal well-being
- to discuss the human side of ethical considerations, to understand our shortcomings as ethical beings and identify potential ways to overcome them
effectifs minimal / maximal:
8/16Diplôme(s) concerné(s)
- Ingénieur AgroParisTech
- Accueillis IAE forestiers (ingénieurs de l'Institut Agro Dijon)
- Accueillis cursus ing 2e et 3e année (erasmus et école)
UE de rattachement
- 2A-UEchoix-S1 : UE à choix Semestre 1
Pour les étudiants du diplôme Ingénieur AgroParisTech
Ce module est en anglais. Un bon niveau d'anglais est donc nécessaire. Le module est destiné aux étudiants non initiés dans le domaine des sciences animales désirant découvrir des disciplines nouvelles. Les étudiants initiés auront la possibilité d'approfondir leurs connaissances du bien-être animal.
Pour les étudiants du diplôme Accueillis cursus ing 2e et 3e année (erasmus et école)
Ce module est en anglais. Un bon niveau d'anglais est donc nécessaire. Le module est destiné aux étudiants non initiés dans le domaine des sciences animales désirant découvrir des disciplines nouvelles. Les étudiants initiés auront la possibilité d'approfondir leurs connaissances du bien-être animal.
Format des notes
Numérique sur 20Pour les étudiants du diplôme Ingénieur AgroParisTech
Vos modalités d'acquisition :
Students will, in small groups, work on the measures on animal well-being collected during the week and present them at the end of the module. Six hours are
considered for the preparation, three of which are included in the time
table. The evaluation is based on :- Motivation and participation of the student during the module, and the presentation at the end of the module
Le coefficient de l'UE est : 2
Pour les étudiants du diplôme Accueillis cursus ing 2e et 3e année (erasmus et école)
Vos modalités d'acquisition :
Students will, in small groups, work on the measures on animal well-being collected during the week and present them at the end of the module. Six hours are
considered for the preparation, three of which are included in the time
table. The evaluation is based on :- Motivation and participation of the student during the module, and the presentation at the end of the module
Le coefficient de l'UE est : 2
Pour les étudiants du diplôme Accueillis IAE forestiers (ingénieurs de l'Institut Agro Dijon)
Le coefficient de l'UE est : 2
Programme détaillé
Interactive lectures on methane production of ruminants, husbandry systems, animal well-being, assessment methods, ethics and human weakness. There will a practical assessment of several aspects of cow well-being, with a discussion of the methods, their strengths and weaknesses (repeatability, reliability etc). Discussions on possible ways forward.
Mots clés
sciences animales, bien-être, anglaisMéthodes pédagogiques
cours, TD, TP et visitesSupport pédagogique multimédia
