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AGRI12001 - Livestock Health and Welfare

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will provide you with an holistic approach to evaluating and maintaining livestock health and well-being. You will learn about the key concepts of livestock welfare and their applications, and the cause, impact, treatment and prevention of livestock diseases, including selected exotic and zoonotic diseases.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisites:

AGRI11003 Livestock Production Management

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2018

Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Bundaberg
Emerald
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical and Written Assessment 50%
2. Presentation 20%
3. Practical and Written Assessment 30%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 80.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 20.83% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: In Class (Residential School)
Feedback
Some students attended the residential school without the requisite basic knowledge expected. This had the impact of delaying progress and activities in the residential school.
Recommendation
The residential school practical assessment should include an initial quiz-like assessment to ensure that students adequately prepare and review learning material prior to attending the residential school
Action Taken
The pre-residential school quiz was implemented. Students who performed well on this assessment task were generally better prepared to attend the residential school and had the requisite knowledge to engage in learning effectively.
Source: Student Unit Evaluation
Feedback
Improvement in assessment feedback time.
Recommendation
Student feedback time should be improved and/or reasons for delays more readily communicated to students.
Action Taken
Assessment feedback time was improved this term. Student unit evaluations reflected a higher degree of satisfaction with assessment feedback.
Source: Student Unit Evaluation and Assessment
Feedback
Continue with diversified residential school approach.
Recommendation
Students found that the diverse elements of the residential school were both engaging and informative. This should continue with updated material to ensure that practical activities remain relevant to current animal health and welfare issues.
Action Taken
The residential school continued to include a range of engaging and diverse activities.
Source: Class feedback and unit coordinator observation
Feedback
Student feedback in the residential school indicated that this activity was a highlight. The residential school acted as a catalyst for engagement in the unit.
Recommendation
The practical activities of the residential school seemed to act as a catalyst for student engagement, while this is likely typical of most units, particularly in the Bachelor of Agriculture, it highlights the role of "hands on" activities. The unit coordinator should explore options to introduce such activities earlier in the term, including through the use of materials sent to students.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student unit evaluation feedback and unit coordinator observation
Feedback
Case-based activities in tutorials and the residential school were effective strategies for achieving unit learning outcomes.
Recommendation
The various problem- or case-based scenarios in tutorials and the residential school were useful strategies for conveying and achieving the unit learning outcomes. In particular students were able to identify and treat and animal health issues in the residential school. Where possible, this should be implemented again in future iterations of AGRI12001.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Evaluate the health and welfare of livestock.
  2. Develop and implement health and welfare strategies for livestock within an enterprise.
  3. Critique the animal welfare codes of practice and legislation for inclusion in a production plan and enterprise procedure.
  4. Develop and monitor a best practice treatment plan.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Practical and Written Assessment
2 - Presentation
3 - Practical and Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Practical and Written Assessment
2 - Presentation
3 - Practical and Written Assessment