Postgraduate Course: Poultry Behaviour and Welfare in Commercial Systems (VESC11189)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will provide students with high-quality SCQF level 11 specialist skills in the behaviour and welfare of poultry in common commercial systems, including the phases of depopulation, transport and slaughter. |
| Course description |
Course Description (academic description)
Week 1: Introduction to behaviour and types of learning
Week 2: Control of behaviour (brain, senses, cognition, motivation)
Week 3: Maintenance and comfort behaviours
Week 4: Social and reproductive behaviours
Week 5: Abnormal behaviours
Week 6: How to measure behaviour. Activity: watching video and recording behaviour, discuss on discussion board
Week 7: Introduction to poultry welfare and welfare indicators
Week 8: Egg production systems and assessing welfare
Week 9: Meat production systems and assessing welfare
Week 10: Depopulation, transport and slaughter
|
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the main behaviour patterns of poultry and how these are affected by sensory perception, cognition, motivation and learning (2)
- Apply critical analysis, evaluation, and synthesis to issues of poultry behaviour and welfare (3)
- Communicate with specialists and colleagues about poultry behaviour and welfare (4)
|
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Laura Dixon
Tel:
Email: Laura.Dixon@sruc.ac.uk |
Course secretary | |
|
|
University Homepage