Introduction Flashcards
(34 cards)
What are the guiding values of the Central Bicol State University of Agriculture?
- Quality and Excellence
- Professionalism
- Teamwork and Unity
- Liberalism
- Institutional Pride
What are the core principles upheld by the university?
- Discipline
- Respect
- Care
What are the college goals related to veterinary medicine?
- Provide quality veterinary medicine curricular program to students
- Provide students with adequate clinical training
- Encourage independent studies and scientific research
- Support animal health programs
What are the expected program outcomes for graduates of the DVM program?
- Articulate and discuss the latest developments in their field
- Effectively communicate orally and in writing
- Work effectively and independently in multi-disciplinary teams
- Act in recognition of professional, social, and ethical responsibilities
- Generate and share knowledge relevant to agriculture
- Formulate and implement agricultural development plans
- Understand biological principles underlying animal production
- Apply diagnostic methods for disease diagnosis
- Prescribe and implement treatment for animal diseases
- Develop plans for prevention and control of diseases
- Design and engage in entrepreneurial ventures
What is the course description for ZOOT 111?
Overview of the global and local animal industry, emphasizing its importance to agriculture and economy
Includes livestock production, animal health, welfare, environment, and animal products.
What are the values integrated into the ZOOT 111 course?
- Self-Directed Learning
- Timeliness
- Integrity
- Discipline
- Courtesy
- Initiative
- Resourcefulness
- Nationalism
- Sustainable Development Goals
What is the passing rate for the final grade in ZOOT 111?
75%
No removal exam, as much as possible.
What is animal husbandry?
Branch of agriculture concerned with animals raised for meat, fiber, milk, or other products
Involves care, management, production, nutrition, breeding, and raising of livestock.
What does animal science encompass?
Science and business of producing domestic livestock species, including meat, dairy foods, and eggs
Also includes aspects of companion animals’ nutrition, care, and welfare.
Define zootechnics.
Scientific art of maintaining and improving animals under domestication, including breeding, genetics, nutrition, and housing
Considered the technology of animal husbandry.
What are livestock?
Domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting for labor and diversified products such as meat, eggs, and milk
The term can also refer to animals raised solely for consumption.
What is the definition of food insecurity?
Lack of regular access to enough safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development
Can be due to unavailability of food and/or lack of resources.
What is malnutrition?
Deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients
Includes undernutrition and micronutrient-related malnutrition.
What is the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition?
Proclaimed from 2016 to 2025, commits to Sustainable Development Goal 2 and Goal 3
Aims to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
True or False: There are over 800 million people who are hungry globally.
True
Predominantly in Africa and Asia.
What is urbanization?
Growth of cities and urban areas, including towns, cities, and suburbs
Often involves development that encroaches on agricultural land.
What is the Global Hunger Index?
Multidimensional measure of national, regional, and global hunger, assigning a numerical score based on several aspects of hunger
Used to analyze hunger levels across different countries.
What period did the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition cover?
2016–2025
What are the two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to food security?
- SDG 2: end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
- SDG 3: ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Define food security according to the FAO.
Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
What is the role of the World Food Programme (WFP)?
Helping 86.7 million people in around 83 countries every year, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to build resilience and improve nutrition.
What is the mission of Heifer International?
To end hunger and poverty in a sustainable way by supporting and investing in local farmers and their communities.
Fill in the blank: Agriculture is the _______.
[science of farming]
What is the significance of agriculture in relation to food security?
It plays a central role in safeguarding food supply and achieving the second UN Sustainable Development Goal of zero hunger by 2030.
