Undergraduate Course: INTEGRATED CLINICAL COURSE: FARM ANIMAL (BVMS10028)

Course Outline
School	Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	This course provides a foundation which will enable the student to develop during the associated practical classes an enthusiasm for, and knowledge of, cattle, sheep, pigs, fish and poultry health and production. In addition, the course will: - emphasise the role of the veterinary surgeon in planned animal health and production in cattle and sheep. - expand on the husbandry and nutrition covered earlier in the programme to provide a background to the aetiology and prevention of many important cattle and sheep diseases and welfare problems. - explain the aetiology, pathology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of the principal diseases of cattle and sheep in the UK. - describe the principal causes of reproductive failure in cattle and sheep. - demonstrate that optimum fertility in cattle and sheep is a function of good management and nutrition. - discuss the importance of helminth control in the health and productivity of cattle and sheep enterprises. - control of Notifiable diseases in farm animals
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 110, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 19, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 15, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Revision Session Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 244 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
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Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	Integrated Clinical Course: Farm Animal		2:30
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)	ICC Farm Animal re-sit		2:30
Outwith Standard Exam Diets November	ICC Farm Animal In Course Assessment		1:00

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able to: Explain how common cattle and sheep husbandry and management systems can result in disease, poor fertility, welfare problems, and reduced production. Describe the principal aspects of the important diseases of cattle, sheep, pigs, fish and poultry. Outline strategies for treatment, prevention and optimum production in herds and flocks.