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Roughage (3 cr)

Code: NM13VP03-3002

General information


Enrollment

15.06.2022 - 23.10.2022

Timing

24.10.2022 - 18.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Bioeconomy

Campus

Ekenäs, Raseborgsvägen 9

Teaching languages

  • Svenska

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in bioeconomy

Teachers

  • Paul Riesinger

Groups

  • BE20DA-E
    Agrolog (YH), h20, Bioekonomi, dagstudier
  • BE19DA-EK
    Agrolog (YH), Bioekonomi h19

Objective

The student
- knows the significance and extent of fodder production in Finland
- mastered the cultivation techniques of plant species used mainly for the production of fodder
- is well acquainted with production techniques for the cultivation of perennial pastures, with alternative systems for grazing and methods of growing fodder or cereal crops
- can control production efforts based on knowledge of how nutritional value is affected by environmental and cultivation factors

Content

Cultivation of coarse fodder plant in Finland
Coarse fodder plants: plant species and production biology
Rough feed: quality parameters
Perennial grassland: co-cultivation, establishment, fertilization and plant protection
Perennial meadow: endurance, supplement sowing and meadow renovation
Green fodder crops and whole grain silage
Grazing

Sustainable development in agriculture (bioeconomy) is an essential part of the course

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

No previous knowledge required