Rangeland Management Systems
| Title | ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΑ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗΣ ΛΙΒΑΔΙΩΝ / Rangeland Management Systems |
| Code | 210Ε |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Forestry and Natural Environment |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 3rd / Doctorate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 420000119 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Class ID | 600277290
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600277290
- At the Website of the School: for.auth.gr
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
With the end of this course, the students will be able:
1. To understand the relationship between grazing livestock and rangelands
2. To organize the development of rangelands and livestock farming
3. To be practiced in the integrated management plans of rangeland in harmony
with the use of forests and agricultural lands
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Pastures and their importance in the development of livestock farming, Peculiarities of Greek animal husbandry, Ownership status of pastures and status of their use, Communal grazing, Pastures area and distribution, Policy of pastures development, Stakeholders and development programs, Livestock farming systems, Livestock production systems, Number and structure of livestock capital, Livestock changes over time, Kind of grazing animals. Breeds of cattle, sheep and goats, Farmers’ pluriactivity and professional, Sustainability of livestock farms, Resilience and stability of sheep and goat extensive farming system in situations of emergency (Covid-19). Organization of pastures and animal husbandry, Practices and tools of spatio-temporal organization of grazing, Grazing in the forests, Current conditions in the country, Forests compatible with grazing, Forests incompatible with grazing, Alternative role of forests, Relationship between forests and grazing animal species, Effect of goats grazing in the Greek forests, Other alternative forage resources for grazing livestock, Αbandoned fields, Temporary pastures of annual winter cereals, Forage crops fields, Stubble fields after crop harvesting, role of woody species in grazing animal nutrition, Tree and shrub crops, Feed sources and production systems, Use of complementary feeds, Roughages, Concentrates, Ιndustrial by-products, Silage, Agriculture-livestock husbandry relationship, Principles and tools of pastures development, Organization and Improvements of pastures development, Integrated studies of pastures and animal husbandry, Aim, content and environmental impact studies, Livestock parks organization and impact on the natural environment. Gathering of livestock farms, organization, management and impact on the natural environment.
Keywords
Rangeland development, Alternative forage resources, Low input livestock farming systems
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Interactive excersises
- Book
- power point, pilot rangeland development plans
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Internet, GPS, E-mail
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Seminars | 7 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 13 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tutorial | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Project | 16 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 16 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 90 |
Student Assessment
Description
Exams, Powerpoint presentations
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
ΛΙΒΑΔΟΚΤΗΝΟΤΡΟΦΙΚΗ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗ.
ΣΥΓΓΡΑΦΕΑΣ:ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΣ ΠΑΠΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗΣ
Additional bibliography for study
Πρότυπες μελετες ολοκληρωμένης ανάπτυξης των λιβαδιών
Last Update
23-09-2023
