Poultry Management
- Faculty
Faculty of Agricultural Science and Landscape Architecture
- Version
Version 1 of 31.08.2025.
- Module identifier
44B0314
- Module level
Bachelor
- Language of instruction
German
- ECTS credit points and grading
10.0
- Module frequency
only winter term
- Duration
1 semester
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 300 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 60 Other - 30 Lecture - 30 Excursion - 60 Practical project - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 30 Preparation/follow-up for course work - 40 Other Bearbeitung von Online-Aufgaben 30 Study of literature - 20 Exam preparation -
- Graded examination
- oral exam or
- Project Report, written or
- Written examination or
- Homework / Assignment
- Literature
Bell, D.D., Weaver, W.D. (2009): Commercial Chicken Meat and Egg Production. Springer, New York, USA Beyssen, C., Baiblé, R., Fernandez, X. (2004): The effect of current intensity during „head-only“ electrical stunning on brain function in force-fed ducks. Anim. Res. 53, 155-161 Damme, K., Hildebrand, R.A. (2002): Geflügelhaltung. Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart, Deutschland
Gregory, N.G., Wotton, S.B., (1990a): An evaluation of the effectiveness of handheld stunners for stunning chickens. Veterinary Record, 126, 290-291
HOY, S. (2016): Tierhygiene. In: Hoy, S., Gauly, M., Krieter, J. (Hrsg.) „Nutztierhaltung und –hygiene“. Stuttgart: Eugen Ulmer KG.
YOUSSEF, D. M., WIELAND, B., KNIGHT, G.M., LINIEN, J., NAYLOR, N. R. (2021): The effectiveness of biosecurity interventions in reducing the transmission of bacteria from livestock to humans at the farm level: A systematic literature review. Zoonoses and public health, Volume 69, issue 6, 549-562.
Jeroch, H., Simon, A., Zentek, J. (2013): Geflügelernährung. Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart, Deutschland
MÜLLER, W., SCHLENKER, G., ZUCKER, B.-A. (2021): Kompendium der Tierhygiene. Berlin: Lehmanns Media.
Raj, A.B.M.; O´ Callaghan, M. (2004): Effects of amount and frequency of head-only stunning currents on the electroencephalogram and somatosensory evoked potentials in broilers. Animal Welfare (UFAW) Journal, 13 (2) Shane, S.M. (2006): Nutritional and Digestive Disorders of Poultry. Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, UK Siegmann, O., Neumann, U. (2005): Kompendium der Geflügelkrankheiten. Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Hannover, Deutschland Summers, J.D., Adams, C.A., Leeson, S. (2013): Metabolic Disorders in Poultry. Context Products Ltd., Leicestershire, UK v. Holleben, K., v. Wenzlawowicz, M., Gregory, N., Anil, H., Velarde, A., Rodriguez, P., Cenci Coga, B., Catanese, B., Lambooij, B. (2010): Bericht über gute und nachteilige Praktiken bei der religiösen Schlachtung – Tierschutzbedenken aus tiermedizinischer Sicht in Bezug auf Schlachtverfahren. Aus: WP1 Religion, Recht und Tierschutz: Widersprüchliche Standards. Dialrel 2/2010 Weber, J., Schäffer, U. (2011): Einführung in das Controlling. Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag, Stuttgart, Deutschland Whittow, G.C. (2000): Avian Physiology. Academic Press, San Diego, USA
- Applicability in study programs
- Agriculture
- Agriculture B.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Person responsible for the module
- Andersson, Robby
- Teachers
- Kaufmann, Falko
- Further lecturer(s)
Jacobsen, Lea