250-216 Animal Health, Management & Welfare 2A

At the end of the sequence Animal Health, Management & Welfare 2A and Animal Health, Management & Welfare 2B students completing these subjects should: understand the nutrition of grazing herds of flocks, supplementary feeding for performance and survival, and live stock in the feedlot, and be able to give practical advice on pasture-based systems; understand the principles of animal health management for the beef, dairy, wool, prime lamb, horse and aquaculture industries and for establishments breeding laboratory animals; be able to design an appropriate production system for the beef, dairy, wool, prime lamb and horse industries and for the production of laboratory animals; understand the principles of quality assurance as they apply to animal production systems and the processing of animal derived products; understand the structure of the beef, dairy, wool, prime lamb, horse and aquaculture industries; understand the hygiene and disease prevention principles followed by veterinarians when handling individual animals or visiting livestock properties or premises ('closed herds/flocks').

Topics include principles and biometric procedures for assessing the management and health of animal populations; epidemiological principles of health and disease in animal populations; principles of animal health, biosecurity, risk management and management for the beef, dairy, fish, and poultry; the influence of management on the products of animal-based industries, quality assurance systems and food safety 'from paddock to plate'.

At the end of the sequence Animal Health, Management and Welfare 2A and Animal Health, Management and Welfare 2B students completing these subjects should have:

• skills in independent and self directed learning;

• skills in report writing;

• skills required to be efficient managers of information; and

• further developed a respect for professional ethics.

A 2-hour written examination at the end of semester (80%). Written assignments in Veterinary Public Health to be prepared as electronic portfolios (20%). Students must complete no less than eight weeks of experience in animal handling, care and management during the vacations of the first and second years before the end-of-year examination in second year. The work must be carried out on approved farms or animal enterprises, and a report of no more than four pages must be completed for each period of practical work.