791-003 Animal Health

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

One Animal Management Elective.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is to enable students to:

• demonstrate an understanding of the physiological and microbiological basis of the techniques employed in the recognition of animal diseases;

• describe and explain the mode of action of pathogens and the relationship of pathogenic mechanisms to the incidence of disease and to clinical signs; and

• devise basic animal health management programs.

The content includes the normal anatomy and physiology of farm animals with particular reference to circulatory, respiratory, nervous, endocrine, digestive and urinogenital systems; the normal parameters of animal performance in relation to physiological processes, the nature and assessment of departure from the normal parameters of animal performance; the nature and action of pathogenic agents, interaction with host physiology and the implications for disease and diagnosis; animal management programs; and practical demonstrations of clinical examinations and collection of pathology samples.

Assessment

Assignment of 1200 words (20%); 2-hour examination (80%).

Prescribed Texts

• R J Rubira, Animal Health Notes. Vols 1, 2 and 3, ILFR-Dookie, 1994.