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Dairy Systems (ANSC90009)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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September
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
- 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: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Non-allowed subjects
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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One group oral presentation
| During the teaching period | 20% |
Assignment 1
| 1 Weeks after the end of teaching | 40% |
Assignment 2
| 3 Weeks after the end of teaching | 40% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- September
Principal coordinator Brendan Cullen Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 38 hours of lectures, practicals, tutorials and a fieldtrip Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 9 September 2024 to 20 September 2024 Last self-enrol date 11 September 2024 Census date 4 October 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 18 October 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 September contact information
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment (including non-contact time): 170 hours.
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- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
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:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Sciences Course Graduate Certificate in Agricultural Sciences - 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.
- 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: 31 January 2024