Dairy Systems (ANSC90009)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2020

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Overview

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The Australian dairy industry has the third highest gross value of production of all the primary industries. Dairying is largely concentrated in Victoria (65% of total national production), and uses pasture as the main feed source for lactating animals. Dairy businesses are under increased pressure to maintain profit margins and sustain the quality of natural resources in the face of climatic variability and climate change, decreased water allocations, increased input costs (especially feed grains), labour supply shortages, and volatile milk prices. Meeting these challenges requires sophisticated understanding of how dairy production systems are constructed and managed, and what drives profitability.

Intended learning outcomes

In this subject students will:



  • Develop an in depth understanding of dairy production systems, and current research issues
  • Evaluate the role of the various aspects of dairy systems management within the production systems
  • Identify important social, ethical and natural resource management issues in dairy production
  • Integrate knowledge from different sources to critically evaluate issues in dairy production systems

Generic skills

On completion of this subject students should have developed the following generic skills:

  • Academic excellence
  • Greater in-depth understanding of scientific disciplines of dairy production systems and their responses to constraints imposed by environments and markets
  • Critical thinking and analysis and problem solving
  • Flexibility and level of transferable skills should be enhanced through improved ability to communicate ideas effectively in both written and verbal formats

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

Q Fever: It is a core participation requirement of this subject that students be vaccinated against Q Fever. Do not enrol into this subject if you are unable or unwilling to be vaccinated against Q Fever. For further information please go to: https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/students/admin/q-fever

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

Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS

DescriptionTimingPercentage

One group oral presentation

  • 20 minutes
During the teaching period20%

Assignment 1

  • 2000 words
1 Weeks after the end of teaching40%

Assignment 2

  • 2000 words
3 Weeks after the end of teaching40%

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Dates & times

Not available in 2020

Time commitment details

Estimated total time commitment (including non-contact time): 170 hours.

Last updated: 3 November 2022

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    Holmes, C.W. et al. Milk Production from Pasture (2nd edition). Butterworths

  • Subject notes

    Q Fever

    It is a core participation requirement of this subject that students be vaccinated against Q Fever. Do not enrol into this subject if you are unable or unwilling to be vaccinated against Q Fever. For further information please go to: https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/students/admin/q-fever

     

  • Related Handbook entries

    This subject contributes to the following:

    TypeName
    CourseGraduate Certificate in Agricultural Sciences
    CourseGraduate Diploma in Agricultural Sciences
    Informal specialisationMaster of Agricultural Sciences - Elective Subjects
  • 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.

    Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants

    Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.

  • Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students

    This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.

Last updated: 3 November 2022