Numbering Code	U-AGR01 3A222 LJ84	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	2nd year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Fri.2
Instructor name	HIROOKA HIROYUKI (Graduate School of Agriculture Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	Animal are bred worldwide for resources such as milk and meat which are the most important agricultural products in the world. Globally, research on animal resources is the leading topic in agriculture because of its links with life science and medicine related to humans. This course will outline the production of animal resources in Japan and the world and give an easy-to-understand lecture on the methodology for investigating and evaluating the characteristics of such production. The course will also describe cutting-edge technologies related to animal resources. This course describes animal resource science from a comprehensive perspective that is essential for those intending to study animal resources and learn the relationship between soil, crops, and animal resources.
Course Goals	To understand the domestic and foreign animal breeds, their resources, and production systems, and learn about related cutting-edge technologies.
Schedule and Contents	For the following topics, we plan to give 1-2 weeks of lectures per topic. Lecture 1: Overview and class guidance Lecture 2: Origin of animal resources Lecture 3: Global varieties and breeding systems Lecture 4: The Japanese production system Lecture 5: From food to livestock production: focusing on nutritional science Lecture 6: Heredity and breeding (breeding animal resources using genomic information) Lecture 7: The latest reproductive technology (artificial insemination, in-vitro fertilization, cloning technology) Lecture 8: Grazing: harmony between livestock and pastures Lecture 9: Animal welfare Lecture 10: Animal resources and environmental problems Lecture 11: Animal resources and field research (introducing research in China) Lecture 12: Research using systems science (from genes to nations) Lecture 13: Smart livestock (collection and use of biometric information) Lecture 14: The future of animal resource production Lecture 15: Feedback
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Generally, evaluations will focus on reports and normal points. Students may be required to take several quizzes. The evaluation criteria and policies are based on those described in the Student Handbook of the Faculty of Agriculture of the relevant academic year.
Course Requirements	None in particular
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Prepare and review the matters related to what you have learned by referring to reference books.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	None
References, etc.	広岡博之 『ウシの科学』 (朝倉書店) ISBN:978-4-254-45501-4. It's a fairly extensive book about cows, so it's a great supplement to this lecture.