Program Overview

Program Overview

The university program in question is the (AIMS) Introduction Physiology of Domestic Animals, offered by the Faculty of Biological Production at Hiroshima University.

Program Details

• Academic Year: 2025
• Department: Faculty of Biological Production
• Course Code: L
• Course Classification: Specialized Education
• Course Name: (AIMS) Introduction Physiology of Domestic Animals
• English Course Name: (AIMS) Introduction Physiology of Domestic Animals
• Instructors:
  • Naoki Isobe
  • Yukinori Yoshimura
  • Takahiro Yonezawa
  • Yoshiaki Nakamura
  • Wu Jiaqi
  • Kato Masaki -Jaisue Jirapat
  • Toshihisa Sugino
  • Nii Takahiro
  • Yudai Inabe
• Campus: East Hiroshima
• Term: Second-year students, first semester, intensive
• Day, Period, and Classroom: Intensive, room C203
• Teaching Method: Lecture and practice
• Detailed Information: Face-to-face, lecture-centered, exercise-centered, use of textbooks, discussion, student presentations, and fieldwork
• Credits: 3.0
• Weekly Hours:
• Language Used: English
• Learning Stage: 1, introductory level
• Field of Study (Category): 26, biology and life sciences
• Field of Study (Subcategory): 01, agricultural science
• Target Students: AIMS-HU admitted students
• Keywords: Animal production, milk, meat, egg production

Course Objectives and Outline

• Course Objectives: Understand the physiological responses of the body for animal production.
• Course Plan:
  • 1st lecture: Overview of animal production (Isobe)
  • 2nd-3rd lectures: Reproductive cell biology (Nakamura)
  • 4th-5th lectures: Physiology of dairy cows (Sugino)
  • 6th-7th lectures: Function and morphology of the digestive system of poultry (Nii)
  • 8th lecture: Structure and function of the reproductive system of laying hens (Yoshimura)
  • 9th lecture: Metabolic hormones (Inabe)
  • 10th-11th lectures: Animal genetics (Yonezawa)
  • 12th lecture: Bioinformatics (Wu)
  • 13th lecture: Reproductive endocrinology (Kato)
  • 14th lecture: Inflammatory diseases (Jaisue)
  • 15th lecture: Milk production and mammary gland morphology (Isobe)

Assessment and Evaluation

• Final Report: Submission of a final report and reports as instructed by each teacher.
• Textbooks and Reference Materials: None
• Media and Equipment Used: Distributed materials, video materials
• Detailed Information: Distributed materials, images (videos/PC/other image data)
• Learning Methods: Discussion, fieldwork/survey, post-lecture reports
• Advice for Pre- and Post-Study: Review after lectures using textbooks or the internet.
• Notes on Enrollment:
• Evaluation Criteria: Reports (about 80%) and participation attitude (about 20%)

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