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Undergraduate Course: Animal Health, Welfare and Food Safety (GEP) (BVMS08055)

Course Outline
SchoolRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course is comprised of lectures on the husbandry and welfare of farm animals including poultry, horses, cats, and dogs. Practical sessions on the handling of the species are also included. It includes the study and control of diseases in populations of humans and animals, including control of zoonotic infections, food hygiene and state veterinary medicine. An introduction to evidence based medicine and the evaluation of data are included in the course.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 56, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 36, Summative Assessment Hours 3.3, Revision Session Hours 5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 96 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 90 %, Coursework 10 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) In Course Assessment (10%)
Multiple choice Question Assessment (end of semester one)

End-of-Course written degree examination (80%)
Short answer questions and multiple choice questions covering all material from the course. (semester two)

Practical Examination (10%)(semester two)
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Outwith Standard Exam Diets AprilAnimal Health Welfare and Food Safety (GEP) Written Paper2:30
Resit Exam Diet (August)Animal Health, Welfare and Food Safety (GEP) written paper2:30
Learning Outcomes
Students should understand the basic principles of husbandry of and be able to safely handle farm animals, poultry, horses, cats and dogs. They should have a basic understanding of the livestock industry and pet ownership. They should be able to recognise the common breeds of these animals. Further, they should be able to understand the basic facts of veterinary public health issues, state veterinary medicine, epidemiology and statistics.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMrs Catherine Aitchison
Tel:
Email: Kay.Aitchison@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sopita Sritawan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6595
Email: Sopita.Sritawan@ed.ac.uk
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