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

Course Outline
SchoolRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits40
Home subject areaBVMS Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis 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
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Med And VetLecture1-22 09:00 - 09:50
First Class First class information not currently available
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Integrated Clinical Course: Farm Animal2:00
Outwith Standard Exam Diets JulyHonours2:00
Summary of Intended 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.
Assessment Information
Examined at the end of semester 1
Written Examination
Essay questions & 67%
Multiple choice questions & 33%
Practical Examination
2 practical clinical examination stations, in order to pass a candidate must attain a) an overall pass of at least 50% in the written component of the examination (part 1) b) an overall mean pass mark of at least 50% in the two OSPRE stations (part 2)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Alastair Macrae
Tel: (0131 6)50 6408
Email: A.I.Macrae@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Angela Harding
Tel: (0131 6)50 6214
Email: Angela.Harding@ed.ac.uk
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