Module
Livestock Husbandry
- Module code
- 1122
- Module leader
- Partheeban Navaratnam
- Module level
- 4
- Module credits
- 15
- Prerequisites
- None
- Min study time
- 150 hours
- Contact Hrs within study time
- 40 hours
- Teaching period
- Semester 2
Module content
- Applied practical management of reproduction, lactation, nutrition and growth and development within commercial production systems.
- Physical and financial husbandry details of livestock enterprises and factors affecting profitability.
- Animal health and welfare. Disease recognition, treatment and prevention.
- Introduction to niche livestock enterprises
Module outcomes
To achieve credit for this module, students must be able to:
- Develop skills to assess signs of normal and abnormal health, behaviour and condition in animals (8.3.1)(8.3.2)(8.1.5).
- Develop skills to identify, target, manipulate and correct sub-optimal physical and financial performance of animals and animal enterprises (8.1.1)(8.4.4).
Assessment
| Assessment | Description | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Project | 70% |
| Examination | Unseen exam (1.5 hours) | 30% |
Key texts
Students should be familiar with the content of at least one of the following:
- Allen, D. (1990). Planned Beef Production and Marketing. Blackwell Scientific.
- Croston, D. and Pollott, G.E. (1994). Planned Sheep Production. 2nd ed. Blackwell Scientific.
- Frandson, R.D. and Spurgeon, T.L. (2009). Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals. 7th ed. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Thickett, B., Mitchell, D. and Hallows, B. (2003). Calf Rearing. Crowood Press.
- Soffe, R.J. (2003). The Agricultural Notebook. 20th ed. Blackwell Scientific.
- Willis, M.B. (1998). Dalton's Introduction to Practical Animal Breeding. 4th ed. Blackwell Science