AGRI12001 - Animal Health and Welfare

General Information

Unit Synopsis

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

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the 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).

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Residential School Compulsory Residential School
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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2024

Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2025 Profile
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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Presentation 20%
2. Practical and Written Assessment 50%
3. Written Assessment 30%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 83.33% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 22.22% response rate.

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.

Source: 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.
Action Taken
This was not executed in T1 2024 but will be integrated into 2025.
Source: 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.
Action Taken
This was replicated in T1 2024 (FEC and drenching of sheep during Res school) and will be implemented into 2025.
Source: Students during class
Feedback
Residential school activities and academic presenters were well received.
Recommendation
Continue offering residential schools with the focus on hands on activities. Where possible guest presenters will be utilised to deliver engaging content.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Students during class and UC reflection
Feedback
Guest lecturers were appreciated by students and kept students engaged.
Recommendation
Continue to bring in expert guest lecturers to keep students engaged, and reinforce careers within animal health and welfare.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Evaluate the health and welfare of animals
  2. Develop and implement animal health and welfare strategies
  3. Critique animal welfare codes of practice and legislation
  4. Discuss the link between animal health and livestock production economics.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Presentation •
2 - Practical and Written Assessment • •
3 - Written Assessment •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • •
5 - Team Work •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • • • •
8 - Ethical practice • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Presentation • • • • • • • •
2 - Practical and Written Assessment • • • • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • • • • •