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 793-235 Dairy Management II

Credit Points

10

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Mr John Nunn

Prerequisites

Dairy Management I.

Semester

2, repeat Summer (view timetable)

Contact

39 hours lectures and 26 hours tutorials

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is to enable students to develop their knowledge of the factors affecting the management of a modern dairy farm.

The content includes:

  • analysis of the logistics of expanding/intensifying a dairying enterprise;

  • new technology as related to nutrition, health and reproduction;

  • labour and lifestyle issues related to dairy farming;

  • major legal and contractual arrangements of dairy farming;

  • dairy farm design for improved production;

  • pricing mechanisms and the impact of government policy; and

  • industry structures in Australia and the marketing of dairy products.

Assessment

Internal students - assignment; 3-hour examination. External students - two assignments.

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