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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies : BSc Hons (Royal (Dick) Sch of Veterinary Studies)

Undergraduate Course: Global Animal Health and Welfare (VETS10028)

Course Outline
SchoolRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course will give students an understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing animal health and welfare globally. The course builds on the Science for Agri-Food Systems courses in year 1 and Animal Systems year 2 course, and is suitable for all students that have satisfactorily completed years 1 and 2 of the programme, or others who have successfully completed year 2 in related (e.g. biological sciences) programmes.
Course description This course will give students an understanding of:
- The development of animal health and welfare concepts.
- Relationships between health, welfare and management.
- Assessing health and welfare.
- Economics of animal health and welfare - animal and population perspective.
- Prevention and control of health and welfare issues.
This course will use case studies and examples of animal health and welfare issues worldwide in all major domesticated species.
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. Evaluate different approaches to animal health and animal welfare
  2. Demonstrate awareness of animal health and welfare assessment methodologies
  3. Demonstrate the interactions between health and welfare when managing farm animals
  4. Analyse different strategies for preventing and controlling health and welfare issues.
  5. Assess the economic implications of health and welfare improvements
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsHealth,welfare,livestock,assessment
Contacts
Course organiserDr Spiridoula Athanasiadou
Tel: (0131 6)51 9355
Email: sathanas@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Gordon Littlejohn
Tel: (0131 6)51 7454
Email: Gordon.Littlejohn@ed.ac.uk
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