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Production Animal Health Applications (VETS30028)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
February
Vernon Bowles
Overview
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This is a capstone subject which allows students to integrate the knowledge gained from their previous studies in the major in Production Animal Health and apply this to real world situations. Management practices to ensure optimal health and productivity will be covered in depth. Students will learn to interpret data from production systems in order to evaluate productivity, and then develop strategies for increasing the health and productivity of production animals. Students will develop an understanding of the financial limitations on production systems, and how health and management strategies must fit within an economical framework, otherwise the business is not viable.
There will be opportunities for industry placements and to participate in syndicate case-based scenarios. Students will be expected to gather and record data, and model this information in terms of indices of productivity. They will be expected to be able to benchmark these results against national industry standards, and to propose and evaluate strategies for improving productivity.
Students will be required to complete three weeks of work placement in production animal related industries.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Collate, analyse and interpret data to determine the productivity of a production animal system
- Understand the limitations on production animal enterprises and how health and productivity can be maximised in an economical manner
- Evaluate strategies for increasing the health and productivity of the major production animals
- Understand the economics of animal production
- Analyse data from a production system and communicate the results in written and oral format
- Effectively communicate information about production animal health and management to their peers and others
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should have developed the following generic skills:
- Problem solving
- Team work
- Critical thinking
- Sourcing and analysing information
- Effective communication
- Computer (IT) skills
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS20017 | Principles of Production Animal Health 1 | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
VETS20018 | Principles of Production Animal Health 2 | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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AGRI30030 | Livestock Production Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AGRI30005 | Industry Project | Year Long (On Campus - Dookie) |
25 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- 2-hour end-of semester examination in Semester 1 (30%)
- 2 equally weighted written reports on industry placements (1500 words each) due in week 12 (Semester 1) or week 11 (Semester 2) depending on the date of the placement (50%)
- Oral presentation on industry placements (15 minutes) during Semester 2 (20%)
Hurdle requirements:
- A mark of 50% or greater is required in each written report
- Minimum 80% attendance at the student oral presentation sessions in second semester
- Satisfactory completion of 120 hours of production animal health related industry placement
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- February
Principal coordinator Vern Bowles Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours of workshops/seminars plus 15 days over three weeks of work experience in industry i.e. 120 hours Total time commitment 340 hours Pre teaching start date 1 January 2017 Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 12 January 2017 Census date 10 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 28 July 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 February contact information
Vernon Bowles
Time commitment details
340 hours
Additional delivery details
This subject includes a pre-teaching period from the start of January. This is to allow students flexibility in the completion of required work experience (i.e. placements) within a wide variety of different industries/enterprises.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
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Type Name Major Production Animal Health - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022