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Production, Herd and Public Health B (VETS90098) // Assessment
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Subject Coordinator: Prof. Jo Devlin devlinj@unimelb.edu.au
Unit 1 Applied Animal Production Health B
Dr Stuart Barber srbarber@unimelb.edu.au
Unit 2 Veterinary Public Health
Prof. Jo Devlin devlinj@unimelb.edu.au
Assessment
Additional details
Two units will be undertaken in this subject:
Unit 1 Applied Animal Production Health B(40% of total subject assessment)
- A 90-minute written examination held in the Semester 2 examination period (40%)
Unit 2 Veterinary Public Health (60% of total subject assessment)
- A research report (maximum 1000 words), due in Semester 2 (14%)
- A 2-hour written examination held in the Semester 2 examination period (46%)
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 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 achieve a minimum mark of 50% in the written examination in Unit 1 Applied Animal Production Health B and a minimum mark of 40% in the written examination in Unit 2 Veterinary Public Health.
Students must attend a minimum of 90% of all practical classes, workshops and case studies in this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022