9659 (v.6) Animal Health 302
| Area: | Muresk Institute |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 5 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Introduction/therapeutics, animal disease. Therapeutics/first aid, immunology. Zoonoses/human health, agridata/tracing disease. Clinical examination, parasitism, sheep parasitology, role of the government veterinarian, animal behaviour/welfare, beef cattle health and production, sheep health and production, pig health and production, dairy cattle and equine health and production, farm chemicals and animal health, new products in animal health. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- The knowledge to explain the principles of selecting a therapeutic drug for animal treatment. Described the factors that caused animal disease. Explained the physiology of immunology. Described the common Zoonoses that affected human health. Described how parasitism may be controlled and explained the influence of animal behaviour/welfare on animal production. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Australian Animal Health Council (2000). Animal Health in Australia, Deakin, A.C.T. Arundel, J.H. and Sutherland, A.K., (1998). Ectoparasitic diseases of sheep, cattle and goats adn horses, Canberra: A.G.P.S. Morley, F.H.W., (1991). Grazing Animals, World Animal Science, VolB1, Elsevier, Amsterdam. Beh, K.J., (1993). Animal Health and Production for the 21st century, East Melbourne: CSIRO, Australia. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 20%, Examination 30%, Reports 50%. This is by Grade/Mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Northam Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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