Bulletin Animal Husbandry Engineering MSC

UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN
Faculty of the Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management
DEBRECEN, HUNGARY
Animal Husbandry Engineering MSc

TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN………………………………………………………………
DEAN’S WELCOME…………………………………………………………………………
THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY…………………………
THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE FACULTY…………………………………………………
UNIVERSITY CALENDAR…………………………………………………………………..
AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING BSc PROGRAMME…………………………………….
CURRICULUM OF THE FULL TIME PROGRAMME……………………………………..
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS……………………………………………………………………
Basic prime courses…………………………………………………………………………….
Prime courses……………………………………………………………………………………
Disciplinary ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Elective…………………………………………………………………………………………..
Language………………………………………………………………………………………..
Thesis work……………………………………………………………………………………..
UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN
The history of the University and Debrecen
About Debrecen
With 205.000 inhabitants Debrecen is the second largest city in Hungary and the center of the
North Great Plain Region. The Eastern gate of Europe, as Debrecen is often referred to, is also
the seat of Hungarian Protestantism, and as such is often called the "Calvinist Rome". The
numerous university faculties, colleges and professional schools have turned Debrecen into
the country's most important educational center. More recently, the city's main focus is the
development of its industrial park, and centers for knowledge management in information
technology, nanotechnology, pharmacy and biotechnology.
Summer is the time of festivals: thousands of people from other parts of Hungary as well as
from abroad visit the famous Debrecen Flower Carnival, the Debrecen Jazz Days, the Béla
Bartók International Choir Competition and the International Military Band Festival. The new
Conference Center hosts professional and cultural programs. Week by week, many people
support the city's most famous sport clubs, especially the football, handball and basketball
teams. Those wishing to take a rest are welcome in the Great Forest, where the famous
Debrecen Spa Bath and the Mediterranean Aquaticum are located.
Higher education in Debrecen

The history of Debrecen's higher education dates back to the 16th century. The Calvinist
Reformed College, established in 1538, played a central role in education, teaching in the
native language and spreading Hungarian culture in the region as well as in the whole
country. The College was a sound base for the Hungarian Royal University, founded in 1912.
Apart from the three academic faculties (arts, law, theology) a new faculty, the faculty of
medicine was established, and the University soon became one of the regional citadels of
Hungarian higher education.
Today the University of Debrecen is classified as a “University of National Excellence” and
offers the highest number of academic programs in the country, hence it is one of the best
universities in Hungary. Its reputation is a result of its quality training, research activities and
the numerous training programs in different fields of science and engineering in English.
With 14 faculties and a student body of almost 30.000, of which about 3700 are international
students, the University of Debrecen is one of the largest institutions of higher education in
Hungary.
DEAN’S WELCOME
Thank you for your interest in our university with a great past and in our agricultural higher
education with approximately 150 year old traditions.
The University of Debrecen is one of the institutions offering a wide range of courses and
research activities in Hungary. As one of the most significant think tanks in the country and
the knowledge centre of the region, we seek to provide unprecedented opportunities for our
students to gain state-of-the-art knowledge and to carry out significant activities.
With excellent infrastructure and high level education, the Faculty of Agricultural and Food
Sciences and Environmental Management ensures excellent facilities for its students. In
addition to gaining in-depth modern experience, a wide range of opportunities are available to
perform professional and scientific activities beyond the scope of academic studies. After
obtaining their certificates in higher education vocational training and BSc diploma courses,
our students acquire a thorough practical knowledge, they can continue their studies in MSc
training and then the best ones in PH.D. training.
We firmly believe that the variety of trainings and courses we offer are attractive to many
students who choose the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental
Management for academic education.
I wish you every success in your studies and hope to meet you personally in the near future.
THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY
RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN
Rector Zoltán Szilvássy M.D., Ph.D, D.Sc.
Address 4032 Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1.
Phone +36-52-412-060
Phone/Fax +36-52-416-490
E-mail rector@unideb.hu
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT
Dean Prof. Dr. habil. István Komlósi

Address 4032 Debrecen, Böszörményi út 138.
Phone +36-52/508-412; 88438
Fax +36-52/486-292
E-mail komlosi@agr.unideb.hu
Vice Dean for Educational Affairs Dr. habil. Csaba Juhász

Phone +36-52/508-454 88454
Fax +36-52/508-454 88454
E-mail juhasz@agr.unideb.hu
Vice Dean of Scientific Affairs Dr. László Stündl

Phone +36-52/508-444 88226
Fax +36-52/486-292
E-mail stundl@agr.unideb.hu
DEAN’S OFFICE
Head of Dean’s Office Dr. Mrs. Julianna Fricz Mocsári
Phone/Fax +36-52/508-412, +36-52/508-489
E-mail friczj@agr.unideb.hu
REGISTRAR’S OFFICE
Registrar Dr. Mrs. István Kovács

Phone/Fax +36-52/508-409, +36-52/508-317
E-mail ktunde@agr.unideb.hu
Officer László Lévai

Officer Mrs. Gizella Kerekes Guthy
Officer Mrs. Mónika Bátori Pintye
Officer Zsuzsanna Házi
DEPARTMENTS OF THE FACULTY
Institute of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science
Head of the Institute: Prof. Dr. habil. János Kátai
Associate professor:
Dr. habil. Imre Vágó
Dr. Andrea Balláné Kovács
Dr. Mária Dr. Micskeiné Csubák
Assistant professor:
Dr. Sándorné Kincses
Dr. Rita Erdeiné Kremper
Dr. Zsolt Sándor
Research assistant:
Dr. Magdolna Tállai
Secretary
Gizella Szász
Institute of Animal Science, Biotechnology and Nature Conservation
Department of Animal Husbandry
Head of the Department: Prof. Dr. István Komlósi
Professor emeritus: Dr. Sándor Mihók
Dr. Béla Béri
Dr. László Stündl
Dr. Gabriella Novotniné Dankó
Dr. József Prokisch

Assistant professor
Dr. János Posta
Dr. Levente Czeglédi
Dr. Péter Bársony
Assistant lecturer:
Dr. Nóra Dr. Pálffyné Vass
Technical assistant:
Babka Beáta
Sztrik Attila
Gulyás Gabriella
Secretary:
Károlyné Kiss
Marianna Korcsmárosné Varga
Ágnes Gere
Anikó Nagy
Sándor Boros
Department of Nature Conservation, Zoology and Game Management
Head of the Department: Dr. habil. Lajos Juhász
Professor:
Dr. Károly Rédei
Dr. Lajos Kozák
Dr. László Szendrei
Dr. Péter Gyüre
Assistant research fellow:

Dr. László Kövér
Technical assistant
Norbert Tóth
Department of Animal Nutrition and Food Biotechnology
Head of the Department: Prof. Dr. László Babinszky
Dr. Csaba Szabó
Senior lecturer.
Dr. Judit Dr. Gálné Remenyik
Animal Genetics Laboratory
Head of the Department: Prof. Dr. András Jávor
Professor: Dr. András Kovács
Senior research fellow: Dr. Szilvia Kusza
Assistant lecturer: Zsófia Dr. Rózsáné Dr. Várszegi
Institute of Food Science
Head of the Institute: Prof. Dr. Béla Róbert Kovács
Professor:
Dr. Béla Róbert Kovács
Dr. János Csapó
Dr. Erzsébet Karaffa
Dr. Péter Sipos
Dr. Ferenc Árpád Peles
Dr. Nikolett Czipa

Assistant lecturer:
Dr. Diána Ungai
Dávid Andrási
Andrea Tóthné Bogárdi
Éva Bacskainé Bódi
Secretary:
Tünde Simon
Institute for Land Utilisation, Technology and Regional Development
Head of the Institute: Dr. János Nagy, DSc
Professor:
Dr. Béla Baranyi, DSc
Dr. Gyula Horváth
Dr. Zoltán Hagymássy
Dr. Endre Harsányi
Dr. Tamás Rátonyi
Dr. Adrienn Széles
Dr. András Vántus
Dr. Andorkó Imre
Senior research fellow :

Dr. Attila Csaba Dobos
Secretary:
Zsuzsanna Dorogi
Sándorné Széles
Institute of Horticulture
Head of the Instititute: Prof. Dr. habil. Imre Holb
Associate professor: Dr. habil Mária Takácsné Hájos
Assistant professor: Dr. Nándor Rakonczás
Assistant lecturer:
Péter Dremák
Ádám Csihon
Ferenc Abonyi
Secretary: Andrea Gátiné Laskai
Institute of Crop Sciences
Department of Agricultural Botany, Crop Physiology and Biotechnology
Professor: Prof. Dr. Miklós Gábor Fári
Associate professor: Dr. Szilvia Veres
Dr. Péter Makleit
Dr. Zsuzsanna Lisztes-Szabó
Dr. Éva Domokosné Szabolcsy
Assistant lecturer:
Szilvia Kovács
Dr. Brigitta Tóth

Department of Crop Production and Applied Ecology
Head of the Institute: Prof. Dr. Péter Pepó
Dr. Sárvári Mihály professor emeritus
Associate professor: Dr. József Csajbók
Dr. Erika Kurasy
Dr. Lajos Fülöp Dóka
Dr. András Szabó
Assistant lecturer:
Dr. Enikő Vári
Adrienn Novák
Oláhné Tóth Ibolya
Laboratory assistant:
Csákyné Faragó Erzsébet
Secretary:
Endréné Szendrei
Gyöngyi Kovács
Genetics Group
Dr. Pál Pepó
Institute of Plant Protection
Head of the Institute: Dr. habil. György Kövics
Dr. László Radócz
Dr. András Bozsik

Dr. Antal Nagy
Senior research fellow:
Dr. Gábor Tarcali
Secretary: Tünde Szabóné Asbolt
Central Laboratory:
Dr. habil. Tünde Pusztahelyi
Nóra Őri
Technical assistants:
Nóra Bessenyiné Tarpay
Mrs. István Sőrés
Hajnalka Pákozdi
Mrs. Gábor Tóth
Csaba Kiss
Institute of Water and Environmental Management
Head of the Instititute: Prof. Dr. habil János Tamás
Deputy Head of the Instititute: Dr. habil Csaba Juhász
Professor:
Dr. János Tamás
Dr. Lajos Blaskó
Dr. Csaba Juhász
Dr. Elza Kovács

Dr. Attila Nagy
Dr. Csaba Pregun
Senior research fellow: Dr.József Zsembeli
Assistant lecturer:
Dr. Lili Mézes
Dr. Tünde Fórián
Dr.Ildikó Gombosné Nagy
Nikolett Szőllősi
Péter Riczu
Katalin Bökfi
András Kaszás Tóth
Kamilla Berényi-Katona
Secretary:
Zsuzsanna Szathmáriné Pongor
Lászlóné Huszka Imre

UNIVERSITY CALENDAR
Academic year 2015/2016
academic year course/time examination period
Registration week
BSc
1st semester
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
2nd semester
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
practise period
MSc
1st semester
1st year
2nd year
2nd semester
1st year
2nd year
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ENGINEERING MSc PROGRAMME
About the course:
The MSc in Animal Science is designed to develop your undergraduate knowledge and
improve it through application and research. The field of Animal Science is broad and the
programme reflects this diversity, with emphasis on Physiology, Nutrition and Genetics. Gene
Conservation, Functioanl Food and Molecular Biology are the key research areas of the
Institute.
Requirements:
Application requirements: BSc degree or higher in Biological or Animal Science. BSc degree
or higher in a biologically-related degree. Other approved accreditation or professional
qualification. Upper-intermediate English language certificate.
Length of the Study programme: Two year full-time taught programme plus dissertation.
Presently no part-time options are available.
Number of ECTS credits: 120
The course consists of lectures and seminars. Attendance at lectures is recommended, but not
compulsory. Participation at practice classes is compulsory. A student must attend the practice
classes and may not miss more than three times during the semester. In case a student does so,
the subject will not be signed and the student must repeat the course. A student can’t make up
a practice class with another group. The attendance at practice classes will be recorded by the
practice leader. Being late is equivalent with an absence. In case of further absences, a
medical certificate needs to be presented. Missed practices should be made up for at a later
date, being discussed with the tutor. Active participation is evaluated by the teacher in every
class. If a student’s behavior or conduct doesn’t meet the requirements of active participation,
the teacher may evaluate his/her participation as an absence because of the lack of active
participation in class.
The knowledge of the students will be tested several times depending on the class types
during the entire course. The training ends in a Final Exam (FE) of the whole semester
material and a minimum of four FE dates will be set during the examination period.
Unsuccessful students may repeat
During the semester there are two tests: the mid-term test in the 8th week and the end-term test
in the 15th week. Students have to sit for the tests.
Tests are evaluated according to the followings:
Score Grade
0-59 fail (1)
60-69 pass (2)
70-79 satisfactory (3)
80-89 good (4)
90-100 excellent (5)
absence for any reason counts as 0%.
If the score of any test is below 60, the student can take a retake test in conformity with the
EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION RULES AND REGULATIONS.
An offered grade: It may be offered for the students if the average of the mid-term and end-
term tests is at least good (4). The offered grade is the average of them.
Careers:
Postgraduates may progress to a PhD or find employment in animal science research,
lecturing, consultancy or other science-based sectors of the animal science industry. Our
Institute has a good relationship with animal husbandry enterprises of the region.
CURRICULUM OF THE FULL TIME PROGRAMME,
The distribution of contact hours by semester and course

(Animal Science MSc, in English DEATC, MTK)
Contact Hours
Courses Semester I Semester II Semester III Semester IV Course Instructor
lec. pr ex. cr lec pr. ex. cr lec. pr. ex. cr lec. pr ex. cr
Foundation Primary
Courses
Applied Genetics 2 1 T 3 Dr. Komlósi István
Physiology of Production Dr. Novotniné Dr.
Traits 2 1 T 3 Dankó Gabriella
Informatics and
Dr. Herdon Miklós
Computing 0 2 P 2
Applied biochemistry 2 1 T 3 Dr. Győri Zoltán
Fodder and Food
Dr. Győri Zoltán
Chemistry 2 1 T 3
Microbiology 2 0 T 3 Dr. Karaffa Levente
Reproductive Biology 2 1 T 3 Dr. Kovács András
Total: 8 5 13 4 2 6
Prime Courses
World Animal Husbandry 2 1 T 3 Dr. Jávor András
Aquatic Ecology and
Dr. Grigorszky István
Hydrobiology 2 1 T 3
Biometry 2 1 P 3 Dr. Komlósi István
Cytogenetics 2 1 T 3 Dr. Kovács András
Molecular Genetics in
Dr. Czeglédi Levente
Animal Breeding I 2 0 T 3
Dr. Varga Emilné dr.
Szűcs Edit
(A tárgy a 2010-es
tantervben
választhatóként
szerepel!) Oktató
neve: Szűcs Edit
Quality Management 2 0 T 2 Gizella ???
Management 2 0 T 2 Dr. Pakurár Miklós
Animal Nutrition 2 1 T 3 Dr. Babinszky László
Feed preparation,
processing, mixing and Dr. Babinszky László
trading 2 2 T 5
Meat and Milk Processing 2 1 T 3 Dr. Jávor András
Nutrition Therapy 2 0 T 2 Dr. Csiki Zoltán
Organisation of Breeding 2 0 T 2 Dr. Komlósi István
Sectoral Economics and
Dr. Nábrádi András
Planning 2 2 T 4
Total: 4 2 6 10 5 17 4 0 4 8 3 11
Disciplinary Courses
Livestock Judging 1 2 P 3 Dr. Bodó Imre

Management of Local Dr. Hajas Pál (Nincs
Genetic Resourses 2 1 T 3 tematika!)
Ecological Management
Dr. Stündl László
of Animals 2 1 T 3
Molecular Genetics in
Dr. Czeglédi Levente
Animal Breeding II 0 3 P 3
Application of
Biotechnology in Animal Dr. Kovács András
Breeding 1 1 T 2
Inland fisheries
Dr. Stündl László
management 1 2 T 3
Pond fish culture 1 2 T 3 Dr. Stündl László
Contact Hours
Courses Semester I Semester II Semester III Semester IV Course Instructor
lec. pr ex. cr lec pr. ex. cr lec. pr. ex. cr lec. pr ex. cr
Dr. Bodó Imre (Ezt a
Recording and Breeding tárgyat kihúztuk a
Programs 1 2 T 3 tantervből!)
Feed Analysis 1 2 P 3 Dr. Kovács Béla
Food Safety, Quality and
Dr. Peles Ferenc
Auditing 2 1 T 3
Scientific Writing 1 1 P 3 Dr. Troy Wiwczaroski
Dr. Kalmár Ferenc (A
tárgy a 2010-es
Design of animal farms, tantervben
machinery and választhatóként
architecture 2 1 T 3 szerepel!)
Total: 1 2 3 4 5 9 6 10 17 4 2 6
Elective courses
Communication,
Dr Juhász Csilla
Rhetorics 1 0 T 2
Human Resourse
Dr. Berde Csaba
Management 1 0 T 2
Environmental Impact
Dr. Tamás János
Assessment and Auditing 1 1 T 3
Dr. Szűcs István (A
Fish Farm Business 2010-es tantervben ez
Management 1 1 T 2 a tárgy nem szerepel!)
Breeding of Laboratory
Dr. Gundel János
Animals and Nutrition 1 0 T 2
Feed Safety, Auditing 2 0 P 2 Dr. Peles Ferenc
Total: 2 0 4 1 1 3 4 1 6
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
BASIC PRIME COURSES
Applied Genetics
Number of classes/week: 2 + 1 T
Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Dr. István Komlósi, Professor
Condition of enrolment for the course: -
Short course description: Mendelian and population genetics. Heritability, repeatability, correlations.
Inbreeding. Genetic imprinting. Genotype-environment interaction. Elements of breeding programs.
Resembelance between relatives. Genetic and environmental variance, covariance. Pheno- and genetic
and environmental correlations. Individual, familiy and index selection. Selection for several traits:
limit, tandem and simultaneous selection. Selection for thereshold traits. Genetic response in direct
and indirect selection. Heterosis. Crossbreeding. Breeding for resistance. Breeding for product quality.
Compulsory/ Recommended literature, readings:
Falconer, D.S. 1989. Introduction to Quantitative Genetics. 3rd ed. Longman Scientific and
Technical.
Mrode, R.A. 1996. Linear Models for the Prediction of Animal Breeding Experiments. CAB
International.
Lynch, M., Walsh, B. 1998.Genetics and Analysis of Quantitative Traits. Sinauer Associates.
Physiology of production traits
Number of classes/week: 2+1 T
Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Dr. Gabriella Novotniné Dankó, Associate professor
Condition of enrolment for the course: Animal physiology and animal breeding knowledge
Short course description:

Interaction of the farm animal and the environment of production. Function of the digestive system;
process of feed-digestion; the intermediary metabolism; characteristic of ruminant digestion.
Physiology of muscle system. Biology of meat production. The endocrine system. Physiology of
reproduction. Physiology of milk production. Specialties and dysfunctions in metabolism of high-yield
milk cows. Energy turnover and thermoregulation. Microclimate of the stall. The reproduction
physiology of the hen. Production of other animal products for human consumption (e.g. rabbit meat,
honey).
Compulsory/ Recommended literature, readings (in English):

Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry (I.) - Beograd: Institute for Animal Husbandry, 2007
Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry (II.) - Beograd: Institute for Animal Husbandry, 2007
Pathways to Pregnancy and Parturition / P. L. Senger - : Current Conceptions, Inc., 2003
Ruminant Physiology / Cronjé, P. B. - Wallingford: CABI Publishing, 2004
The ethology of domestic animals an introductory text / Jensen, Per. - Wallingford: CABI Publishing,
2007
The science of animal husbandry / Blakely, J. - Reston: Reston Publishing Comp., 1989
Informatics and Computing
Number of classes/week: 0 + 2 P
Course credits: 2
Course instructor: Dr. Miklós Herdon, Professor
Condition of enrolment for the course: BSc level courses in Mathematics and Computing

Hardware and software architecture. Computer networks. Computer network elements, Internet
services. WWW services and development. Database systems and database management. Data models,
modelling techniques. Objects in relational database systems. Introduction to GIS. Types of GIS.
Hardware and software elements in GIS. Application areas. Mathematics and statistics program
packages.

Using the Internet, Fourth Edition Special Edition: http://freecomputerbooks.com/
Ed Bott, Woody Leonhard: Using Microsoft Office. Home and Student Edition QME, 2007
Jeff Thurston, Thomas K. Poiker, J. Patrick Moore: Integrated Geospatial Technologies: A Guide to
GPS, GIS, and Data Logging
Tannenbaum: Computer Networks. Fourth Edition. Prentice Hall
Applied Biochemistry

Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Dr. Zoltán Győri, Professor
Condition of enrolment for the course: experience in organic chemistry
Classification of biomolecules. Differences between biomolecules and inorganic compounds.

Carboxylic acids, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids. Enzymes, vitamins, hormones.
Photosynthesis. Biosynthesis and decomposition of polysaccharides, lipids and proteins.
Szentgyörgyi-Krebs cycle. Urea cycle. Glyoxylic acid cycle. Focusing on carbohydrate
metabolism, proteins, fatty acids, and signal- and regulation mechanisms at an advanced level.

Mcdonald, P. 1988. Animal nutrition. Longman, London.
Squires, E. J. 2003. Applied Animal Endocrinology. Wallingford: CABI Publishing.
Mathews - van Holde. 2000. Biochemistry. The Benjamin Cummings Publishing Company Inc.
Baldi, P. 2002. DNA Microarrays and gene expression. Cambridge University Press.
Bedford, M. R.2001. Enzymes in Farm Animal Nutrition.Wallingford. CAB International.
Feed and Food Chemistry
Number of classes per week: 2 + 1 T
Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Prof. Dr. Zoltán Győri, Professor

The objective of the course is to provide students with up-to-date knowledge about feed and food
components. Students will learn the roles and importance of minerals, water, carbohydrates, proteins
(chemical reactions and linking of proteins, denaturation through physical and chemical methods,
functional characteristics of proteins, quantitative determination, grouping, knowing the
transformation of food and feed proteins through processing and storage), lipids, vitamins, natural
colorants, taste and aroma components, other organic materials, enzymes, additives, toxic materials,
packaging materials, cleaning agents and disinfectants in food and feed production. Furthermore, they
can deepen their knowledge about the chemistry of functional food production.

Coultate, T.P. 1992. Food – The chemistry of its components. Royal Society of Chemistry Paperbacks,
Cambridge
Kritchevsky, D., Bonfield, C. 1998. Dietary fiber in health and disease. Eagen Press, St. Paul
Minnesota, USA
Whistler, R.L., BeMiller, J.N. 1997. Carbohydrate chemistry for food scientists. Eagen Press, St. Paul
Minnesota, USA
Microbiology
Number of classes/week: 2+0, T
Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Dr. Levente Karaffa, Associate Professor
Short course description: The aim of this course is two-fold: first, it is to obtain a general
understanding of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, yeasts, viruses), including their classification,
metabolism, the way they interact with their environments and with other living organisms, such as
plants, animals and humans. We will characterize the cellular biology of the selected microorganisms
(cell wall, cell membrane, intracellular structures), and will analyse their functions. Energy
metabolism and reproduction will also be discussed. Classification of bacteria will be based on the
Second Edition of Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Second, the course will also deal with
the applied aspects of microbiology including industrial fermentations (biogas, ethanol, hydrogen
formation), environmental applications (bioremediation, biodegradation), agricultural, as well as food
technologies (preservation, food and feed production).

Lecture notes
Tortora G, Funke BR, Case CL (2003): Microbiology: an Introduction (Benjamin Cummings, 8th
edition)
McNeil B, Harvey LM (1990): Fermentation: a practical approach (Oxford University Press)
Laskin, A. et al (2008): Advances in Applied Microbiology. Elsevier Science and Technology Books.
Reproductive Biology
Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Dr. András Kovács, Professor
Condition of enrolment for the course:

Reproduction and production. Anatomy, function and regulation of the female and male reproductive
system. Cyclicity of reproductive activities (follicular and lutear phase, seasonality/aseasonality)
sexual behaviour. Oogenesis and spermatogenesis, fertilisation, early embryogenesis. Successive
development, systematical differences (Arthropoda: bee, silkworm, crayfish), fish, crocodiles, birds,
mammals (decidua formation, pregnancy, delivery, puerperium, lactaction), progeny care, artificial
rearing.
History and application of artificial insemination in different species (bee, fishes, birds, mammals,
wild animals). Semen collection (artificial vagina, massage, electroejaculation, taken from the
epididymis alive, or post mortem). Semen evaluation (volumen, density, motility, morphology,
viability status by staining and microscopy, or flow cytometry), extension, cryopreservation,
application for artificial insemination. Oocyte collection from live and dead animals, in vitro
maturation, in vitro fertilization and in vitro cultivation. Embrio flushing, cryopreservation and
transfer. Cryopreservation of gonadal cells and early embryos and their importance for gene bank
purposes.

Kinghorn, B. (2000): Animal breeding use of new technologies. Armidale: University of NE.
Artificial Insemination in Sheep - : West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station, 1974
Meske, C. (1985): Fish aquaculture. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
Senger , P.L. (2003): Pathways to Pregnancy and Parturition.Current Conceptions, Inc.,
Muir, W. (2003): Poultry genetics, breeding and biotechnology. Wallingford: CABI Publishing.
Oldenbroek, K. (2007): Utilisation and conservation of farm animal genetic resources. Wageningen:
Wageningen Academic Publ.
PRIME COURSES
World Animal Husbandry

Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Dr. András Jávor, Professor
Conditions of enrolment for the course: -

Economic impact of the livestock industry in different regions. Sustainable animal husbandry (safe,
humane and sustainable ways). Species discussed: rabbit, sheep, cattle, llama, goat, pig, poultries,
horse, buffaloe, fish, camel, alpacca, mollusks, crustaceans. Breeding oranisations. Systems of
production. Management, housing and equipments. Main diseases. Maintenance of health. Main
products and product quality. Directions, tools, results of developing animal breeding. Definition and
areas of animal breeding policy; relationship between agricultural policy and animal breeding policy.
Ratio of species and its regulation in animal husbandry, determination of the production, profitability.
Estate structure of animal husbandry, concentration of livestock. Animal husbandry activities of
farmers, planning. Funding of animal husbandry. Enactment and setting up regulations in animal
husbandry, laws and regulations in the operating animal husbandry. Safeguarding and harmonization
of interests in animal husbandry. Profit harmonization between the participants of animal husbandry.
Methods and tools of the qualitative development of animal husbandry. International co-operation.
Special tasks of animal husbandry (nature conservation, environmental protection). Environmental
impact of animal husbandry. Animal husbandry policy of farmers.
Compulsory/Recommended literature, readings:
WJA Payne and RT Wilson (1999): Introduction to Animal Husbandry in the Tropics.
Blacwell Publishing.
Acker, Duane & Tour, Mickey La & Cunningham, Merl (2004): Animal Science and
Industry. 7th ed. Pearson Education Limited.
James Blakely, David H. Bade (1994): Science of Animal Husbandry. 6th ed. Reston
Publishing Company, Inc. Reston, Virginia.
Aquatic Ecology
Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Dr. István Grigorszky, Associate professor

Aquatic ecology course is introducing an extraordinarily broad and interesting field of the science. The
main aim of this course is that students will be capable to interpret and use in their practice the
interplay between aquatic organisms and their physical, chemical, and biological environment. This
course encompasses all freshwater ecosystems, including spring, streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands.
During this study a wide diversity will be discussed of different organisms, ranging from tiny bacteria
to large fishes, facing a myriad of different processes such as biogeochemical cycles, genetic
differentiation, and climate change. Applied research part of this course makes major contributions to
biotechnology, fisheries, water management, nature conservation, and environmental policy of aquatic
sciences. Reassessments and syntheses in aquatic ecology are stimulating to the discipline as a whole,
as well as enormously useful to graduate and postgraduate students in natural and agricultural
sciences.

Ambasht R. S., Navin K. Ambasht, Navin K. Ambasht (2003): Modern Trends in Applied Aquatic
Ecology. Plenum Pub Corp. 379 pages.
Belgrano A., Ulanowicz R. E., Scharler U. M., Dunne J. (2005): Aquatic Food Webs: An Ecosystem
Approach, Oxford University Press, pp. 262 pages.
Burk A. R. (2005): Progress In Aquatic Ecosystems Research. Nova Science Pub Inc. pp. 218.
Kalff J (2001): Limnology. Benjamin Cummings. pp. 592
Williams D. D. (2001): The Ecology of Temporary Waters. Blackburn Pr. pp. 220
Biometry
Course credits: 3

Design of research. The objective of experiments. Experimental units, treatments. Determination of
experimental units. Sampling. Sampling error and influencing the error. The effects of systematic
errors. The importance of repetition. Effects influencing repetitions. Relative precision for few
treatments. Continuous (normal, exponential, gamma ) and discrete (binomial, Poisson). Design of
experiments. One factorial and multi factorial and hierarchical designs. Comparing two-sample means,
and means from several samples (Shceffe, Tukey). Analysis of variance. Randomisation, random
complete block design, latin square. Fix and random models. Analysis of hierarchical models.
Analysis of covariance. Non-parametric tests.
Compulsory/ Recommended literature, readings :
Campbell, R.C. ( 1992) Statistics for Biologisits. Cambridge University Press.

Steel, R.G.D., Torrie, J.H. (1997): Principles and Procedures of Statistics. McGraw Hill.
Toutenburg, H. (2002 ): Statistical Analysis of Designed Experiments. Springer Verlag.
Cytogenetics
Course credits: 3
Condition of enrolment for the course: Applied Biochemistry
Short course description: The definition and history of cytogenetics (chromosome investigations).
Techniques of chromosome preparation: Direct preparation of meiotic and mitotic chromosomes.
Cell cultures, stimulation of peripheral lymphocytes and mitotic arrest
Morphological classification of metaphase chromosomes: size and shape (centromere-position):
metacentric, submetacentric, acrocentric, telocentric. Meiotic investigations from gonads, oocytes
and spermatozoa. Synaptonemal complex analysis of the meiosis by electron microscopy.
Chromosome banding techniques, karyotyping. Fluorescene in situ hybridization (FISH, zoo-FISH,
chromosome painting). Chromosome evolution: Karyotype-evolution, Sex-chromosomes .
Comparison of related species (human and apes, domestic animals and their wild relatives). The
normal karyotypes of domestic animals.
Chromosome polymorphisms and abnormalities. Eradication programmes. Positive cytogenetics.
Artificial chromosomes.

V. Lance (2003): Vertebrate Sex Determination. S Karger Publisher.
Bhanu P. Chowdhary (2004): Animal Genomics. S Karger Publisher.

Paul Popescu, Helene Hayes, Bernard Dutrillaux, R. Popescu (2000): Techniques in Animal
Cytogenetics. Springer Verlag.
Molecular Genetics in Animal Breeding I
Course credits: 2
Course instructor: Dr. Levente Czeglédi, Assistant professor

Basic of molecular genetics: DNA structure, DNA synthesis, genetic code, protein synthesis, Genome
structure, Genome projects, Structure of the gene, Gene maps, Types of molecular genetic markers,
use of genetic markers in animal breeding; Most important QTLs and major genes identified in farm
animals (cattle, pig, sheep, goat, horse), Cloning, Transgenic animals

Simm, G. (1998): Genetic Improvement of Cattle and Sheep. Farming Press
Fries, R. (1999): The Genetics of Cattle. Wallingford: CAB International
Piper, L. (1997): The genetics of sheep. Wallingford: CAB International
Ruvinsky, A. (2006): The genetics of the dog. Wallingford: CABI Publishing
Bowling, Ann T. (2000): The genetics of the horse. Wallingford: CABI Publishing
Deonier, Richard C (2005): Computational Genome Analysis. Berlin: Springer
Management
Number of classes/week: 2 +0 T
Course credits: 2
Course instructor: Dr. Miklós Pakurár, Associate professor

Introduces MSc students to the history, development, most important schools of thought, trends and
theories of management science. Additionally, we will present the most important relationship forms,
managerial methods and procedures. Main topics: development of management, managerial schools,
trends, group management, organizational development, oragnizational culture, change management,
motivation, conflict management, managerial method, managerial style, innovation management.
Compulsory and recommended literature:

Harris, M.M (1999): Human Resource Management. Cengage Learning.
Noe, R (2006): Fundamentals of Human Resource Management. McGraw-Hill Colllege
Beierlein, J.G et al. (2008): Principles of Agrobusiness Management. Waveland Press Inc.
Quality Management
Course credits: 2
Course instructor: Edit Gizella Szűcs, College Professor

History of Quality management. Quality leaders (Taylor, Shewhart, Deming, Juran, Crosby,
Feigenbaum). Quality management systems (quality check, statistical quality control, quality
assurance, total quality control, quality assurance system, total quality management). ISO 9001:2000
quality management systems. ISO 14001:2004 environmental management systems. Basics of TQM
(customer focus, process improvement, total involvement, developing a quality strategy). Quality
management in the field of chemical analysis (validation, verification, calibration, standard errors of
measurements).

1. Joel E. Ross: Total Quality Management (Text, Cases and Readings), Florida, St. Luice Press,
1995.
2. John Bank: The Essence of Total Quality Management, USA, Prentice Hall, 1992.
3. Tenner, A.R. –DeToro, I.J.: Total Quality Management, Three Steps to Continuous
Improvement, USA, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993.
4. ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems. Requirements.
5. ISO 9000:2005 Quality Management Systems. Fundamentals and vocabulary.
6. ISO 9004:2000 Quality Management Systems. Guidelines for performance improvements.
7. ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems. Requirements with guidance for use.
Animal Nutrition
Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Dr. László Babinszky, Professor

Characterization of feed for animal nutrition (forage, grain). Mould in feedstuffs and mycotoxicosis.
Regulation of feed intake of ruminants and non ruminant species.
Energy, protein, vitamin and mineral element requriements for maintenance and production (meat,
milk, wool, egg). Requirements for reproductive activities. Nutrition technologies concerning species,
age, type of utilization. The special digestive apparatus of cattle, sheep and goat and its nutrition-
physiological consequences. Protein and energy turnover of ruminants.

Greenhalg, J.F.D et al (2002): Animal Nutrition. Pearson Education Publication.
Cheeke, P (2004): Applied Animal Nutrition. Pearson Education Publication.
Ortigues-Marty, I. (2007): Energy and protein metabolism and nutrition. Wageningen Academic Publ.
Feed Preparation, Processing, Mixing and Trading
Course credits: 5
Course instructor: Dr. László Babinszky, Professor
Short course description: Definitions of feed processing and its importance in animal production.
Overview the history and progress of feed preparation in Hungary and in the World. Hungarian and
EU regulations on feed processing and trading. Official organizations (authorization, controlling).
Nutrients and other substances in feedstuffs. Feed ingredients used in feed mixing. Chemical and
microbiological analysis of nutrients and feedstuffs. Technologies of feed processing and mixing
plants – machines and equipment. Diet formulation.

Bedford, M. R (2001): Enzymes in Farm Animal Nutrition. Wallingford: CAB International
Mannetje, L. 't. (2000): Field and laboratory methods for grassland and animal production research.
CABI Publishing.
Underwood, E.J. (1999): The mineral nutrition of livestock. CABI Publishing.
Milk and meat processing
Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Dr. András Jávor, Professor
Conditions of enrolment for the course: -

Economic aspects of milk and dairy products. Qualification system of raw milk. Constituents,
characteristics of milk and its role in nutrition. Microbes of milk and the control of their functioning.
Primary milk treatment. Major operations of milk processing. Production of milk for consumption and
flavoured milk products. Production of cured dairy products. Production of curd. Production of butter.
Production of cheese. Production of bulk cheese. Production of milk powder. Utilization of by-
products from dairy processing. Cleaning and disinfection in dairy plants. Chemical composition of
meat, its significance in nutrition. Tissues of meat. Physiology of slaughtering, processes in meat.
Meat quality. Qualification of slaughter animals. Classification and processing of slaughter animals
and carcass. Egg production and egg processing. Fish and fish processing. Production of products with
meat as a basic material. Packaging of meat and meat products. Quality assurance in meat production
and processing.
Compulsory/Recommended literature, readings (in English):

Robinson, R. K. (1990): Dairy Microbiology. London: Elsevier Applied Science.
Welch, R.A.S. (2002): Milk composition, production and biotechnology.Wallingford.CAB
International
Hui, Y.H. (2001): Meat Science and Applications. Marcel Dekkers Inc.
Nutrition Therapy
Course credits: 2
Course instructor: Dr. Zoltán Csiki M.D., Ph.D, AGAF
Condition of enrolment for the course: Animal Nutrition

Medical Nutrition Therapy is an essential component of comprehensive health care services.
Individuals with a variety of conditions and illnesses can improve their health and quality of life by
receiving medical nutrition therapy. MNT can increase consumer health and well-being, and increase
productivity and satisfaction levels through decreased doctor visits, hospitalizations and reduced
prescription drug use. The main aim of this course is that students will be capable of interpreting and
useing the interplay between the human organism and animal derived nutrients, i.e. foods. This course
encompasses all animal derived foods. A wide selection of foods – meat, milk and egg - will be
presented with special emphasis on their health-related effects, including food allergies, intolerances
and effects on general well being and quality of life of human beings. Synthetising the nutrition related
health topics is useful to graduate and postgraduate students in natural and agricultural sciences.

Gibney M.J, Vorster H.H., Kok F.J. (2005) : Introduction to Human Nutrition. Blackwell Publishing
342 pages. ISBN – 13 : 978-0-632-05624-8.
Gibney M.J., Elia M., Ljungqvist O., Dowsett J. (2005): Clinical Nutrition. Blackwell Publishing 480
pages. ISBN – 13 : 978-0-632-05626-2.
Gibney M.J., Macdonald J.A., Roche H.M. (2005): Nutrition & Metabolism. Blackwell Publishing 385
pages. ISBN – 13 : 978-0-632-05625-5.
Organisation of Breeding
Course credits: 2

Organisation of breeding in the European Union and other countries with developed cattle breeding.
Laws and regulations at international level. The development of animal breeding structure during the
history. The role of ministry and other public organisations in. Recognised breeding associations in
different species, breeds. Breeding objectives. Breeding programmes. Performance recording and
registration in different species. Breeding value evaluation in different species. Institutions, firms,
associations linked to the breeding industry.
Performance Codexes of different species

Relevant EU regulations and laws
Kyntaja, J. (2006):Breeding, production, recording, health and the evaluation of farm
animals. Wageningen Academic Publ.
Sectoral Economics and Planning
Course credits: 4
Course instructor: Dr. András Nábrádi, Professor

Economic and managerial questions of the animal husbandry, international outline, european review,
macroeconomic approach in Hungary. Fixed assets, current assets, human workload. Cost-benefit
analysis, income, natural and economic efficiency in the husbandry. Regulations, subsidy in
husbandry. Elaboration of technological and business plans in the animal sector.

Maggie Shaver (2007): Strorey’s guide to raising meat goats, managing breeding, marketing,
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC; 1 edition
Jerry Belanger (2000): Strorey’s guide to raising dairy goats, managing breeding, marketing
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC.
Kelly Klober (1996): Strorey’s guide to raising pigs, managing breeding, marketing, Publisher: Storey
Publishing, LLC .
Leonard Mercia (2000): Strorey’s guide to raising poultry, managing breeding, marketing, Publisher:
Storey Publishing, LLC
Heather Smiss Thomas (1997): Strorey’s guide to raising beef cattle, managing breeding, marketing,
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Julius Ruechel (2006): Grass-Fed Cattle, Publisher: Storey Publishing
DISCIPLINARY COURSES
Livestock Judging
Number of classes/week: 1+2 P
Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Prof. Em. Dr. Imre Bodó

General aspects of the conformation judging, concept of the type. Systems and methods in judgment.
Taking of body measures, body measurements and –indices. Importance of relative production.
Additional information used in the estimation of the conformation. Evaluation of external
characteristics and constitution. Theory and application of conformation judging of domestic animals
species by utilisation type and breed. Conformation as an economically important trait.
Compulsory/Recommended literature, readings:

Hunsley, Roger E., Beeson, Malcolm W. IPP. (1992): Livestock judging, selection and evaluation.
The Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc. Danville.
Weller, J. I. (1994): Economic aspects of animal breeding. London: Chapman and Hall.
Leland S. Shapiro (2001): Introduction to animal science. Prentice Hall Career & Technology, Upper
Saddle River, New Jersey
Reece, W. O. (1997): Physiology of domestic animals. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Keeling, L. J. (2005): Social behaviour in farm animals. Wallingford. CABI Publishing.
James, B. and D. H. Bade (1994): The Science of Animal Husbandry. Prentice Hall Career &
Technology, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
Ecological Management of Animals
Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Dr. László Stündl, Associate professor

The importance of ecological animal production in EU and Hungary. Processed animal bioproducts.
Good practice in grassland management for ecological meat and milk production. Ruminant keeping
and nutrition specialized for environmental consequences. Conditions required for non-ruminants.
Production of ecological feed. The possibilities for using medicinal plants in feeding. Regulations,
donations concerning ecological farming.
The role and importance of grassland management and grazing in the world, Europe and Hungary.
Possibilities and methods of livestock grazing, animal production on grassland. Grazing etology.

Hodgson, J. (1998): The Ecology and Management of Grazing Systems. Oxford University Press
Bootroyd, J (2008): Animals and the Environment. Lerners Publishing Group
Chaerika, N. et al. (2003): Know to move, move to know. Ecological knowledge and herd
management strategies. FAO.
Bohlen, P, J. Staff (2008): Sustainable Agroecosystem management. Integrating: ecology, Economics
and Society. CRC Press LLC. .
Molecular Genetics in Animal Breeding II.
Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Dr. Levente Czeglédi, Assistant professor
Condition of enrolment for the course: Molecular Genetics in Animal Breeding I.

DNA extraction from animal tissue; determination of DNA concentration, Polymerase Chain Reaction
(PCR), agarose gel-electrophoresis, restriction endonuclease, PCR-RFLP (restriction fragment length
polymoprhism), SSCP (single strand conformation polymorphism), capillary electroproresis,
microsatellit analysis, isolation of RNA, cDNA synthesis, gene expression by real-time PCR

J.F. Burke (1996) Essential Techniques: PCR. Promega.
H. Kreuzer and A. Massey (2007): Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 3rd ed. Blackwell
Publishing.
Application of Biotechnology in Animal Breeding
Course credits:2
Short course description: Genetic investigations for the diagnosis of carriers and susceptible
individuals. Genetic investigations to recognize important characterisitics for the breeders.
Reproduction biology: production of sex-determined and sex-oriented semen samples and their
control. Embriology: Gene mapping, gene transfer, knock out, silencing.
Biometrical methods for the identification and application of the contacts of major genes and their
markers. Biotechnology in animal nutrition, food production, medicine and other fields.
Literature recommended:
Kinghorn, B. (2000) Animal breeding use of new technologies. Armidale. University of NE
Lyons, T. P (1991): Biotechnology in the Feed Industry. Alltech Technical Publications
Axford, R.F.E (1999): Breeding for disease resistance in farm animals. Wallingford. CABI Publishing
Sim, J. S. (2000): Egg Nutrition and Biotechnology. Wallingford: CAB International
Lynch, M. (1997): Genetics and analysis of quantitative traits. Sunderland. Sinauer Associates Publ.
Ruvinsky, A. (2005) Mammalian Genomics. Wallingford: CABI Publishing
Inland Fisheries Management
Course credits: 3
Condition of enrolment for the course: Aquatic Ecology

All key management issues of inland fresh waters are covered: e.g., stock control, population
dynamics, utilisation, including administrative and legal issues, recreation and nature conservation.

Cowx I., (1996): Stock Assessment in Inland Fisheries, Fishing News Books, Blackwell Science Ltd.
King M. (1995): Fisheries Biology, Assessment and Management, Fishing News Books, Blackwell
Science Ltd.
Templeton R.G. (1995): Freshwater Fisheries Management, Fishing News Books, Blackwell Science
Ltd.
FAO (2003): Inland Fisheries. FAO, Rome
Pond Fish Culture
Course credits: 3
Condition of enrolment for the course: Aquatic Ecology

A detailed and practice oriented knowledge is provided on pond aquaculture from engineering, water
management, foods and nutrition, to breeding techniques, stocking, culture and harvesting methods.
Compulsory/ Recommended literature, readings :

Gorda S. (1999): Fish culture, szakmérnöki jegyzet, Debrecen
Meske, C. (1985): Fish aquaculture - Oxford: Pergamon Press,
Subasinghe, R.P. (2001): Aquaculture in the Third Millennium, NACA/FAO,
Hargreaves, John A. et al. (2008): Environmental Best management Practices in Aquaculture. John
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Feed Analysis
Number of classes per week: 1 + 2 P
Course credit: 3
Course instructor: Dr. Béla Kovács, Professor
Condition of enrolment for the course: Biochemistry, Feed and food chemistry

Sampling of grains, forages and compound feeds. Sample preparation, homogeneity analysis.
Organoleptic analysis, determining moisture, nitrogen, raw lipid, raw ash, raw fibre content, peroxide
and acid number determination. Determination of amino acid and fatty acid content. Fibre content
determination with enzymes. Carbohydrate determination. Determination of starch and sugar content
(refractometer, polarimeter, HPLC sugar content determination). Determination of ash components
with flame photometer and spectrophotometer, AAS, GFAAS, ISP, ICP MS. Determination of vitamin
content with HPLC. Determination of mycotoxin content with HPLC. Determination of medicine and
pesticide residues with HPLC and GC. Analysing feed supplements. Determination of antinutritive
materials.

Methodologies, analysis standards
Codex Pabularis Hungaricus. 2004.
AOAC methods.
Food Quality, Safety, Auditing
Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Dr. Ferenc Peles, Assistant professor
Condition of enrolment for the course: Basics of quality management

Basics of food quality and safety. Basic principles of food safety policy. Requirements for the quality
assurance of food processing businesses. Systems and methods of quality management MSZ EN ISO
9000, 14000, 22000 standards, TQM, QS 9000, HACCP, Integrated Quality Systems. Developing
quality assurance systems. Principles of auditing, controlling audit programs. Characteristics of
auditing activities. Preparedness of auditors, audit techniques. Main aspects for auditing quality
managements systems. Pre-audit and main audit, maintaining and upgrading the system.

Tickle, F. and G. Vorley (2002): Quality Management Introduction to Quality.
I. Alli (2003): Food Quality Assurance: Principles and Practices CRC Press
R. Beier, S. Pillai, T. Phillips, R. Ziprin (2004): Preharvest and Postharvest Food Safety. Blackwell
Publ.
Andres, J. Vasconcellos (2003): Quality Assurance for the Food Industry: A Practical Approach. CRC
press
Scientific Writing
Number of classes/week: 1+1, P
Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Dr. Wiwczaroski Troy, Associate professor
Condition of enrolment in the course:

Scientific professionals must be able to interrogate, process and critique highly structured texts which
are often written in compact, difficult language. The process of learning how to write in an
academically acceptable way requires formal introduction and training. This course instructs students
in strategies for handling the creation such texts, in order to
• Create appropriate titles for their publications

• Formulating thesis statement(s), paragraph content and argumentation
• Explain read information in one's own words, i.e. avoiding plagiarism
• Handle difficult vocabulary and phraseology
• Properly use summarizing and paraphrasing techniques, abstract writing
• Properly use citations, especially of electronic references
• Understand requirements of individual scientific publications
• Write scientific reports

Russey, W. E. (2006): How to Write a Successful Science Thesis. New York. Wiley
Murray, R. (2006): How to Write a Thesis. Open University Press.
Malmfors, B. (2006): Writing and presenting scientific papers. Nottingham University Press,
Design of animal farms, machinery and architecture
Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Dr. Ferenc Kalmár, College professor

Deployment of farms, design conditions. Building elements: walls, slabs, roof structures. Used
building materials and technologies. Insulation. Physics of building structures. Humid air. Heat
transfer. Diffusion of vapours. Protection of building structures. water supply systems, used
technologies. Elements of cold and warm water systems, equipment. Elemets of sewage systems.
Building equipments with air-, water and gas agent. Element of heating systems, facilities. Boilers,
solar collectors, heat pumps, chillers, heat exchangers, heaters, pumps, fittings. Ventilation and air
conditioning. Filters, fans, heat recovery systems, air conditioning equipments. Gas equipments, gas
standards. Electrical appliances, lighting. Safety equipments in building services. Basic principles of
design.

Integration of renewable energy on farms http://www.farm-energy.ca/IReF/index.php?page =design-
process-idp
ASHRAE Handbook of HVAC Systems and Equipment, 2008.
ASHRAE Handbook, HVAC Applications, 2007.
Jóhanesson, G. Lectures on Building Physics, KTH, 2001.
Kreider, J. Rabl, A. Heating and cooling of buildings, McGraw Hill, New York, 1994.
Ouden, C.D. From thermal insulation of buildings to energy performance of buildings, European
Directory of Sustainable and Energy Efficient Building, 1995.
ELECTIVE COURSES
Communication and Rhetoric

Course credits: 2
Course instructor: Dr. Csilla Juhász, Associate professor

Importance of communication and rhetoric. Verbal and nonverbal communication. Problems of
communication and rhetoric. Communication and culture. Mass media, communication in marketing
and business. Communication for managers, and organizational communication. Rhetoric for
managers.

Fiske, J. (1991): Introduction to communication studies New York: Routledge.
Davies, J. (2001): Communication skills. Pearson Higher Education
Munter, M. (2005): Guide To Managerial Communication. Pearson Higher Education
Human Resource Management
Course credits: 2
Course instructor: Dr. Csaba Berde, Professor
Condition of enrolment for the course:-

Definition of HRM, objectives, functions, special aspect of HR. History of HR development, domestic
specialities, new trends in HR management. Strategic properties of HR. HR design at organizations.
Steps of HR design. Position analysis, specification, job description. Position design and evaluation.
The task of HR supply, elements. Recruitment, recruitment process, methods for selection. Carreer
management, carreer design systems at corporates, self- management. Motivation management.
Market competitiveness of incomes. The definition of organizational income structure. Managerial
motivation. Performance management, evaluation. Tasks, methods, leverages. New trends in
performance evaluation. The position and development of HR in HR management. Corporate training
politics. The VOMP model.

Brave, M (2005): Managerial Economics and Business Strategy. McGraw Hill College.
Munter, M (2005): Guide To Managerial Communication. Pearson Higher Education.
Briscoe, D. (2008): International Human Resource Management. Routledge.
Environmental Impact Assessment and Audit
Course credits: 3
Course instructor: Dr. János Tamás, Professor
Course content/description:
Presentation of actuality of EU and National Environmental Policy. Legislation practice of
environmental protection law and order actuality. Overview of the environmental information process:
data acquisition related to Environmental impact assessment, the evaluation of data quality error
propagation. Risk management of potential pollution in surfaces and ground water resources. Impact
assessment of non point air emission sources and noise controll. Evaluation of biological environment
sensitivity and sustainability of biodiversity. Impact assessment of cultural environment (built,
historical, archaeological). Introduction to different communication and trade-off techniques in multi-
spatial decision supporting systems. Structure of national and international environmental authorities
and their responsibility related to activities. Theory and practice of half quantitative and complex
quantitative environmental impact assessment methods. Preparation of financial plan and risk estimate
for environmental pollution mitigation procedures. The preparation engineering reports. Development
of sampling protocols and theirs implementation in field practice. Design of environmental
monitoring.
Compulsory and recommended literature:

Canter, L.W. (2007): Environmental Impact Assessment. Academic Internet Publ. Inc.
Pierzynsky, G., M. (2000) Soil and Environmental Quality. 2nd.ed. CRC. Press
Chen, F.W. (2000) The Civil Engineering Handbook. CRC. Press
Nazaroff, W.W. (2001) Environmental Engineering Science. John Wiley and Sons
Russel, J. (2000) Practical Handbook of Soil, Vadose Zone, and Ground-Water Contamination.
Assessment, Prevention, and Remediation. Lewis Publishers
Watts, S., Halliwell, L.(2002) Essential Environmental Science, Methods and Techniques. Routledge,
London
Fish farm business management
Course credits: 2
Course instructor: Dr. Szűcs István, associate professor
Condition of enrolment for the course:

Aquatic ecology, Pond fish culture and Inland fisheries courses

Beyond specific micro- and macroeconomics and aquaculture farm management, the planning of
production, financing and marketing issues are also discussed, mainly via case studies.
Compulsory/ Recommended literature, readings (in English): Chaston I. (1989): Business

Management in Fisheries and Aquaculture, Fishing News Books, Blackwell Science Ltd.
Nash C. (1995): Aquaculture Sector Planning and Management, Fishing News Books,
Blackwell Science Ltd.
Pillay T. V. R. (1994): Aquaculture Development - Progress and Prospects, Fishing News Books,
Blackwell Science Ltd.
Nincs a tantervben!
Breeding of Laboratory Animals and Nutrition
Course credits: 2
Course instructor: Dr. János Gundel, Professor
Short course description: What are laboratory animals? Choice of species and/or type. Breeding of
different laboratory animals (herd book, selection’s methods, breeding methods, etc.). Production of
inbreed and outbreed flocks and their keeping. Individual marking methods. Propagation of laboratory
animals. Feeds and feeding of laboratory animals. Preparation, processing, preservation and storing of
feeds. Housing technologies of laboratory animals. Hygienic of animal houses/rooms (incl. feeding
and drinking). Transporting of laboratory animals. Registration programs for laboratory animals.
Treatment, storage and elimination of hazardous waste material (such as litter, non- used medications,
remaining feed, animal cadavers), which originate from the housing of laboratory animals.

Church, D. C (1988): Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding. New York. Wiley.
Ortigues-Marty, I. (2007): Energy and protein metabolism and nutrition / - Wageningen: Wageningen
Academic Publ.
Bedford, Michael R. (2001): Enzymes in Farm Animal Nutrition. Wallingford: CAB International.
Eisen, E. J. (2005): The mouse in animal genetics and breeding research. London: Imperial College
Press
Feed Safety, Auditing
Course credits: 2
Course instructor: Dr. Ferenc Peles, Assistant professor
Condition of enrolment for the course: Animal Nutrition

The regulation, role and the national and international institution of feed control.
Development and auditing feed quality management systems.
Requirements for establishing an agricultural firm.
Tracking and tracing in feed production.
The history and development of national feed control.
Legislation. Codex Pabularis Hungaricus.
The role of the authorities in food and feed safety management.
Legislation and interpretation of feed safety.

Related legislation and regulations
Source-book of the department of Feed and Food Safety of the Agricultural Extension Agency
B. Scott Parsowith (1996): Fundamentals of Quality Auditing. ASQ Quality Press
R. Beier, S. Pillai, T. Phillips, R. Ziprin (2004): Preharvest and Postharvest Food Safety. Blackwell
Publ.
Andres, J. Vasconcellos (2003): Quality Assurance for the Food Industry: A Practical Approach. CRC
press

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UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN

Faculty of the Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management

Animal Husbandry Engineering MSc

The history of the University and Debrecen

Higher education in Debrecen

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL

Dean Prof. Dr. habil. István Komlósi

Vice Dean for Educational Affairs Dr. habil. Csaba Juhász

Vice Dean of Scientific Affairs Dr. László Stündl

Registrar Dr. Mrs. István Kovács

Officer László Lévai

Institute of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science

Head of the Institute: Prof. Dr. habil. János Kátai

Dr. habil. Imre Vágó

Dr. Andrea Balláné Kovács

Dr. Mária Dr. Micskeiné Csubák

Dr. Sándorné Kincses

Dr. Rita Erdeiné Kremper

Dr. Zsolt Sándor

Dr. Magdolna Tállai

Institute of Animal Science, Biotechnology and Nature Conservation

Department of Animal Husbandry

Head of the Department: Prof. Dr. István Komlósi

Professor emeritus: Dr. Sándor Mihók

Dr. Béla Béri

Dr. László Stündl

Dr. Gabriella Novotniné Dankó

Dr. József Prokisch

Dr. János Posta

Dr. Levente Czeglédi

Dr. Péter Bársony

Dr. Nóra Dr. Pálffyné Vass

Marianna Korcsmárosné Varga

Department of Nature Conservation, Zoology and Game Management

Head of the Department: Dr. habil. Lajos Juhász

Dr. Károly Rédei

Dr. Lajos Kozák

Dr. László Szendrei

Dr. Péter Gyüre

Assistant research fellow:

Department of Animal Nutrition and Food Biotechnology

Head of the Department: Prof. Dr. László Babinszky

Dr. Csaba Szabó

Dr. Judit Dr. Gálné Remenyik

Animal Genetics Laboratory

Head of the Department: Prof. Dr. András Jávor

Professor: Dr. András Kovács

Senior research fellow: Dr. Szilvia Kusza

Assistant lecturer: Zsófia Dr. Rózsáné Dr. Várszegi

Institute of Food Science

Head of the Institute: Prof. Dr. Béla Róbert Kovács

Dr. Béla Róbert Kovács

Dr. János Csapó

Dr. Erzsébet Karaffa

Dr. Péter Sipos

Dr. Ferenc Árpád Peles

Dr. Nikolett Czipa

Dr. Diána Ungai

Andrea Tóthné Bogárdi

Éva Bacskainé Bódi

Institute for Land Utilisation, Technology and Regional Development

Head of the Institute: Dr. János Nagy, DSc

Dr. Béla Baranyi, DSc