250-300 Animal Management and Production 3

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Objectives:

Students completing this subject should:

• be able to give practical advice on the nutrition of domestic animals;

• be able to design an appropriate production system for the beef, dairy, sheep, horse and other animal industries;

• be able to prepare a farm budget, and a partial budget for any proposed change to farm management;

• know how to design an appropriate system for production of laboratory animals;

• be familiar with current computer software for the animal industries, and be able to analyse their strengths and weaknesses;

• be able to analyse an animal production system and diagnose problems through systems analysis and the use of appropriate computer software; and

• have direct experience in problem-solving under real conditions of animal production on farms.

Content:

Principles of animal management and production. Animal management and production systems. Herd and flock data acquisition and records; management, health and production problems; using computers to analyse laboratory and farm animal production; costing and financial performance. Computer models of farm production systems.

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