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Syllabus

BI1441 Sustainable horse keeping in rural businesses, 7.5 Credits

Hållbar hästhållning i landsbygdsföretag

Subjects

Agricultural Science Biology

Education cycle

Bachelor’s level

Modules

Title	Credits	Code
Single module	7.5	0001

Advanced study in the main field

First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
Bachelor’s level (G1N)

Grading scale

Language

Swedish

Prior knowledge

General entry requirements for higher education including the equivalent of Biology 1.

Objectives

The aim of the course is to provide knowledge, so that the student will be able to plan the horse keeping in a business, taking into account sustainable development and in interaction with the landscape, as well as the development of the rural area.

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

• plan and design a horse facility taking into account the horse's indoor environment and outdoor activities
• adapt operations to current regulations for animal protection, work environment and surrounding environment
• analyze and discuss different ways of keeping horses from a sustainability perspective.

Content

The course deals with horse behavior and requirements for the indoor environment and management to maintain good health and horse welfare. Regulations for animal welfare, work environment and the surrounding environment concerning horse operations and horse facilities are addressed. Planning of horse facilities and operations is studied with the horse in focus, but also with regard to people such as owners, grooms, students and customers. The course provides an understanding of how a horse facility is planned with regard to buildings and land use (e.g. paddocks and pasture). The course highlights how to consider various aspects when planning, such as location of buildings, logistics, storage for feed and litter, the use of technology for feeding and manure handling, and biosecurity.

*Implementation: *

The course is provided as a half-time distance learning course with some physical meetings at Alnarp.

The course uses different teaching methods to promote students' learning and discussions by using different teaching methods. These are lectures, literature studies, assignments, project work and study visit.

The course focuses on the following general competencies: Ability to work autonomously, problem solving and written communication.

The following course components are compulsory: participation in study visits and scheduled discussions.

Cooperation with the horse sector takes place through study visits to various horse businesses.

Grading form

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Formats and requirements for examination

Approved written exercises, approved written presentation of project work and approved participation in compulsory components

• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.

• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.

• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.

• For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Other information

• The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.

• If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Additional information

English language literature is included in the course.

Responsible department

Department of Biosystems and Technology