Undergraduate Course: Global Animal Health and Welfare (VETS10028)
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 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will give students an understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing animal health and welfare globally. The course builds on the Science for Agri-Food Systems courses in year 1 and Animal Systems year 2 course, and is suitable for all students that have satisfactorily completed years 1 and 2 of the programme, or others who have successfully completed year 2 in related (e.g. biological sciences) programmes. |
| Course description |
This course will give students an understanding of:
- The development of animal health and welfare concepts.
- Relationships between health, welfare and management.
- Assessing health and welfare.
- Economics of animal health and welfare - animal and population perspective.
- Prevention and control of health and welfare issues.
This course will use case studies and examples of animal health and welfare issues worldwide in all major domesticated species.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Evaluate different approaches to animal health and animal welfare
- Demonstrate awareness of animal health and welfare assessment methodologies
- Demonstrate the interactions between health and welfare when managing farm animals
- Analyse different strategies for preventing and controlling health and welfare issues.
- Assess the economic implications of health and welfare improvements
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Health,welfare,livestock,assessment |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Spiridoula Athanasiadou
Tel: (0131 6)51 9355
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Course secretary | Mr Gordon Littlejohn
Tel: (0131 6)51 7454
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