Agricultural Biotechnology

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2026-2027

Course director

  • Bóvári-Biri Judit

    assistant professor,
    Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 14 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 14 hours

total of: 28 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OTM-AGBT-T
  • 3 kredit
  • Biotechnology BSc
  • Specialty Module in Biotechnology modul
  • autumn semester
Prerequisites:

OTM-MGT1-T finished , OTN-ORGC-T finished , OTV-PPLH-T finished

Course headcount limitations

min. 1 – max. 999

Topic

The course provides a brief overview of the major areas of agricultural biotechnology (including plant, animal, and microbial biotechnology). It offers detailed knowledge of biotechnological methods applied in plant breeding and crop production, animal breeding and husbandry, as well as microbiological procedures used in fermentation technology. The course also focuses on the technical, economic, and legal aspects of genetically modified organisms. In addition, it briefly discusses environmental biotechnology relevant to agriculture (including water and soil waste management). Graduates will have improved opportunities in the labor market and in higher education, particularly in pursuing a master's degree in academic or industrial fields.

Lectures

  • 1.

    Cloning of Livestock by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 2.

    Cryopreservation of gametes and embryos

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 3.

    Embryo Biopsies for Genomic Selection

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 4.

    Production of Transgenic Livestock

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 5.

    Application of Transgenic Livestock for Use in Agriculture

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 6.

    The Legal Governance of Animal Biotechnologies

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 7.

    Ethical Aspects of Animal Biotechnology

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 8.

    Public Perception of Animal Biotechnology

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 9.

    Stem Cells and Cell Conversion in Livestock

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 10.

    The Impact of Biotechnology on Plant Agriculture

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 11.

    Cultivation of Biotechnology (GM) Crops

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 12.

    Environmental Impacts from Changes in Insecticide and Herbicide Use

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 13.

    Hybridization and Polyploidy

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 14.

    Mating Systems and Biotechnology

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit

Practices

Seminars

  • 1.

    Cloning of Livestock by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 2.

    Cryopreservation of gametes and embryos

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 3.

    Embryo Biopsies for Genomic Selection

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 4.

    Production of Transgenic Livestock

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 5.

    Application of Transgenic Livestock for Use in Agriculture

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 6.

    The Legal Governance of Animal Biotechnologies

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 7.

    Ethical Aspects of Animal Biotechnology

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 8.

    Public Perception of Animal Biotechnology

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 9.

    Stem Cells and Cell Conversion in Livestock

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 10.

    The Impact of Biotechnology on Plant Agriculture

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 11.

    Cultivation of Biotechnology (GM) Crops

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 12.

    Environmental Impacts from Changes in Insecticide and Herbicide Use

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 13.

    Hybridization and Polyploidy

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit
  • 14.

    Mating Systems and Biotechnology

    - Bóvári-Biri Judit

Reading material

Obligatory literature

1. Niemann, H., Wrenzycki, C. (Eds.) Animal Biotechnology Vol 1 and Vol 2, Springer International Publishing AG, 2018; ISBN: 9783319923260

2. C. Neal Stewart Jr. (Editor) Plant Biotechnology and Genetics: Principles, Techniques, and Applications, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2016., ISBN: 9781118820124

Literature developed by the Department

Notes

Recommended literature

R. Bibek & B. Arun Fundamental food microbiology: Fifth edition. CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 2014; ISBN: 9781466564435
Sági, L, Gócza, E, Kovács, K (2011): Plain Facts about GMO, ISBN 978-963-08-1066-1, Hungarian White Paper, Editors: Ervin Balázs, Dénes Dudits, László Sági“ (Szerk: Balázs E., Dudits D., Sági L.,), Tisza Press Nyomda, ISBN 978-963-08-1065-4, pp. 18-35.

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Colloquium, practice notes

Mid-term exams

Written tests during seminars

Making up for missed classes

Midterm tests can be repeated on one occasion

Exam topics/questions

Exam questions will be based on the basic subject material

Examiners

  • Bóvári-Biri Judit

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

  • Bóvári-Biri Judit