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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies : Animal Welfare and Animal Behaviour

Postgraduate Course: Companion Animal Welfare (AWAB11025)

Course Outline
SchoolRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe following topics will be covered in this module:
effects of environmental experience and the human-animal bond on behaviour and welfare; effects of selective breeding on physiology and behaviour; clinical causes of behaviour problems; methods involved in behaviour therapy; training and welfare of human assistance animals; national and global welfare issues. Companion animals include dogs, cats, small mammals and exotic species commonly kept as pets.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Cultural, social and historical influences on our attitudes to dogs and cats;
  2. Animals as pets - our responsibilities to their welfare;
  3. Welfare assessment in dogs and cats;
  4. Companion animal population control;
  5. Companion animals in trade: fur, meat and slaughter;
    6. Infectious disease control.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsDog behaviour and welfare, cat behaviour and welfare, population management
Contacts
Course organiserDr Fritha Langford
Tel: (0131 6)51 7448
Email: fritha.langford@sac.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Elizabeth Wright
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
Email: E.Wright@ed.ac.uk
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