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212-311 Animal Management and Production | |
Note | This course involves the use of animals in experiments. Students should be aware that these experiments are an essential part of the course and exemption from this component is not possible. |
Credit Points | 15 |
Coordinator | Professor A Egan |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | 24 hours of lectures and 36 hours of practical work |
Subject Description | The course includes analysis of the following key issues in livestock production systems: (1) the size, distribution and value of each animal industry, (2) breed selection and genetic improvement, (3) practical feeding of breeding and growing animals, (4) optimisation of reproductive output, (5) environmental effects and use of buildings, (6) management regimes to maintain animal health, (7) maximisation of product quality, (8) production system analysis and consideration of alternatives and (9) marketing and markets. On completion of this subject, students should be: aware of all the major inputs into an animal production system; aware of the products of animal production systems and product quality; able to understand the effects of changes in inputs and/or outputs on the efficiency of the production system; capable of analysing a production system; aware of alternative production systems; capable of surveying an animal industry. |
Assessment | A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination; two written assignments (up to 2500 words each) related to the practical work. |
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