| Unit name | Animal Health and Husbandry |
|---|---|
| Unit code | VETS20200 |
| Credit points | 0 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Ian Richardson |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
All units in 1st BVSc |
| Co-requisites |
All units in 2nd BVSc |
| School/department | Bristol Veterinary School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
The unit Animal Management, taught in year 1, introduced students to husbandry systems, and practical 'hands on' management of the species of major veterinary importance. Animal Husbandry, in year 2, complements the species-based course in Animal Management by introducing the most important scientific disciplines that underpin the practice of animal husbandry.
Aims:
To provide students with basic knowledge of the sciences that underpin the breeding, feeding and management of animals to ensure efficient production, and good health and welfare.
At the end of the unit students will have demonstrated an acceptable level of knowledge and understanding in the following elements of the unit:
Lectures, small group teaching, practicals, group-based problem solving
Genetics (written exam and computer-based exam) 15% Animal behaviour (written exam and computer-based exam) 25% Nutrition (written exam and computer-based exam) 29% Statistics, epidemiology and growth (computer based exam) 10% DSE (statistics and epidemiology) 5% Farm Practice reports 6% Interdepartmental DSE 10%
The end-of-course examination consists of a 2-hour written examination (questions on genetics, animal behaviour and nutrition), and a one hour computer based assessment (questions on genetics, animal behaviour, nutrition, statistics, epidemiology, growth). This contributes 79% of marks to the unit, with the remaining 21% being made up of course work marks (DSE and Farm Practice reports).
To pass the unit, students must get a minimum of 45% in the end-of-course examination (averaged across the written exam and the computer based exam), AND must get 50% or more overall (i.e. the total mark from the examination and course work). Resit examination will follow the same format as the summer exam.
Please see AHAH’s website which is on Blackboard and can be accessed through the AHAH pages under course documents https://www.ole.bris.ac.uk/
