ASC413 Equine Health (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Animal and Vet Science (ANVET)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
In this subject a preventative approach to equine health is taken with emphasis on the importance of industry management in creating a situation with minimal risk of disease for horses. Students enrolled in the Subject via Distance Education are required to attend a 3 day residential school.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Wagga Wagga |
| Distance * | Wagga Wagga |
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ASC413
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
ASC171 , ASC350 , ASC111 and ASC202
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- - Be able to demonstrate how to objectively assess a horse's health status
- - Be able to implement a health management program for a group of horses
- - Be able to justify their horse care practices based on scientific principles (evidence based)
- - Be able to incorporate best practice into their individual horse and multi horse care routines
- - Be able to make an informed decision on whether veterinary assistance is required for a horse problem
- - Be able to critically analyse the various sources of information available to horse owners / managers
- - Be able to demonstrate how to source the scientific literature appropriately.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- - Horse housing/location and its relevance in a horse health context.
- - Horse movement from one location to another and its relevance to horse health
- - Monitoring and recording horse health
- - Preventative horse healthcare
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 3 day residential school.
The Residential School for ASC413 will provide a hands-on approach to the theory taught in this Subject.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.