ASC450 Animal Health (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Animal and Vet Science (ANVET)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject extends the knowledge of students in the principles of health and disease in farm production animals and horses. It covers topics such as immunology, epidemiology, parasitology, exotic diseases, stress, pharmacology and animal health economics. Within these topics the subject allows specialisation for either horses or farm animals.
The focus of the subject content is from a herd health perspective which promotes prevention of disease in the herd as well as the individual through sound management and husbandry.
This subject is clearly differentiated from the paired subject, ASC350, in that the learning objectives and assessment clearly reflect the higher level offering appropriate to Master level learning.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| 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: ASC450
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Master of Animal Science (articulated set)
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the principles of disease and pathology in the individual animal;
- recognise a normal animal in order to recognise a sick animal;
- demonstrate an understanding of the concepts involved in herd health generally and in detail for an industry (eg. beef cattle, sheep etc);
- demonstrate an understanding of principles of immunology as they relate to vaccination;
- list vaccinations and protocols for commonly encountered infectious diseases of farm animals and horses and describe how they work;
- demonstrate an understanding of the principles of epidemiology and discuss in terms of infectious diseases common in farm animals and horses and disease control;
- give examples of the categories of disease causing agents for each of: prions, viruses, bacteria, fungi, internal parasites and external parasites, as well as the occurrence of metabolic and genetic diseases;
- accurately list the common parasites that affect horses and farm animals and advise regarding appropriate control methods;
- demonstrate an understanding of the responses to emergency disease and prevention of zoonoses with special reference to farm workers
- demonstrate an understanding of the principles of pharmacokinetics including drug residues
- accurately list the methods of administration of medications detailing the advantages and disadvantages of each
- demonstrate an understanding of the importance of stress in disease.
- demonstrate an understanding of the economic aspects of disease.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
Common:
Herd health as a concept;
Disease in the individual animal and the disease process;
Immunology, vaccination;
Epidemiology;
Parasitology;
Exotic and Zoonotic diseases;
Applied Pharmocolgy;
Animal Health Economics;
Stress in Animals.
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 3 day residential school.
Residential School activities will focus on teaching a hands on approach to theory taught in the DE structure.
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.