Unit of Study ANIM2001 Animal Husbandry, Management, and Behaviour 2 (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

ANIM1001 - Animal Husbandry, Management, and Behaviour 1

Unit description

This unit explores a variety of husbandry and management practices, systems and routine health and management programs for species commonly encountered in veterinary practice. Students will develop an understanding of the importance of biosecurity to animal systems and the significance of economics in animal production and ownership.

Unit content

General principles of animal husbandry, precision livestock farming and welfare
Principles of animal husbandry and welfare: dairy cattle
Principles of animal husbandry and welfare: beef cattle
Principles of animal husbandry and welfare: small ruminant
Principles of animal husbandry and welfare: equine
Principles of intensive farming systems and their welfare assessment

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Lismore	Term3	Term3

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:

proficiently and confidently, with minimal supervision, perform a range of animal husbandry and handling techniques on animal species commonly seen in veterinary practice

apply knowledge of appropriate husbandry and management practices, and production cycles, to describe and assess strategies that support optimal welfare, production, and health outcomes for the variety of species commonly encountered in veterinary practice

apply knowledge of biosecurity to describe and assess appropriate protocols for common animal systems encountered in veterinary practice

apply knowledge of animal husbandry and preventive health programs to describe and implement appropriate practices for the variety of species commonly encountered in veterinary practice while engaging in reflective practice.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 1 hour (3 per week)

Practical 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Viva voce	40%
Portfolio	40%
Quiz	20%

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