Unit of Study AGRC2009 Animal Science (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Enrolment information

This unit has a compulsory 2-day residential component at the Lismore Campus covering both extensive (e.g., grazing systems) and intensive (e.g., feedlots) animal production systems. This exercise will allow students to observe and evaluate considerations from each module in real-world scenarios.

Unit description

Animals play many important, diverse roles in agriculture. This unit introduces students to animal production systems and foundational concepts in animal agriculture.

Unit content

Module 1: Introduction to animal production systems in Australia

Module 2: Animal Physiology

Module 3: Animal Nutrition

Module 4: Animal Genetics and Breeding

Module 5: Animal Welfare

Module 6: Supply chains and product processing

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2025

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

describe major animal production systems and their associated supply chains

describe physiology of major production animals in Australia including ruminant and non-ruminant animals

appraise how livestock systems can be managed to enhance sustainability, security, and profitability based on site visits

explain the role of ethical treatment of animals in production systems

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