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Production, Herd and Public Health A (VETS90097) // Assessment
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Subject Coordinator: Dr Stuart Barber srbarber@unimelb.edu.au
Unit 1 Applied Animal Production Health A
Dr Stuart Barber srbarber@unimelb.edu.au
Unit 2 Veterinary Epidemiology
Prof. Mark Stevenson mark.stevenson@unimelb.edu.au
Assessment
Additional details
Two units will be undertaken in this subject:
Unit 1 Applied Animal Production Health A (55% of total subject assessment)
- A written report (maximum 3000 words) demonstrating research and review of the literature on a relevant animal production industry and an overview of a placement enterprise, due in approximately Week 9 of Semester 1 (55%)
Unit 2 Veterinary Epidemiology (45% of total subject assessment)
- A one-hour test during Semester 1 (18%)
- A two-hour written examination held in the Semester 1 examination period (27%)
Hurdle Requirements:
Students must complete 10 weeks of approved placements in Category A (extensive production industries), Category B (intensive production industries) or Category C (educational farms, welfare/small animal shelters and zoos) by the end of VETS90098 Production, Herd and Public Health Part B. Approved placements may be local, regional, interstate or international.
Students must complete a brief (one page) written summary of each extramural placement they visit.
Students are required to pass the subject on aggregate mark.
The passing of each unit on aggregate mark is a hurdle requirement.
To be eligible to pass the subject and its two units, students must pass the written report in Unit 1 Applied Animal Production Health A and achieve a minimum mark of 40% in the written examination in Unit 2 Veterinary Epidemiology scheduled in the Semester 1 examination period.
Students must attend a minimum of 90% of all practical classes, workshops and case studies in this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022