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AGRI12001 Animal Health and Welfare
Animal Health and Welfare
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General Information

Overview

This unit will provide you with an holistic approach to evaluating and maintaining animal health and well-being in a variety of settings, with a particular focus on livestock industries. You will learn about the key concepts of animal welfare and their applications, as well as the cause, impact, treatment and prevention of animal diseases, including selected exotic and zoonotic diseases. You will develop practical and technical skills that can be used to address animal health and welfare challenges. You will explore some of the regulations regarding animal health and welfare and develop strategies for implementing these in a variety of settings, especially livestock supply chains. You will learn about the importance of animal health and welfare to the economic and social outputs of animal-based industries both in Australia and overseas.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 2
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 7
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

There are no requisites for this unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 1 - 2025

Bundaberg
Emerald
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Website

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Class and Assessment Overview

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This information will be available on Monday 13 January 2025
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Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Class feedback and unit coordinator observation

Feedback

Student feedback in the residential school indicated that this activity was a highlight. The residential school acted as a catalyst for engagement in the unit.

Recommendation

The practical activities of the residential school seemed to act as a catalyst for student engagement, while this is likely typical of most units, particularly in the Bachelor of Agriculture, it highlights the role of "hands on" activities. The unit coordinator should explore options to introduce such activities earlier in the term, including through the use of materials sent to students.

Feedback from Student unit evaluation feedback and unit coordinator observation

Feedback

Case-based activities in tutorials and the residential school were effective strategies for achieving unit learning outcomes.

Recommendation

The various problem- or case-based scenarios in tutorials and the residential school were useful strategies for conveying and achieving the unit learning outcomes. In particular students were able to identify and treat and animal health issues in the residential school. Where possible, this should be implemented again in future iterations of AGRI12001.

Unit Learning Outcomes

Information for Unit Learning Outcomes has not been released yet.

This information will be available on Monday 13 January 2025
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

Information for Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes has not been released yet.

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Textbooks and Resources

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This information will be available on Monday 17 February 2025
Academic Integrity Statement

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