Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.
| Credit Points: | 6.25 |
| Level: | 3 (Undergraduate) |
| Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011: Year Long, Parkville - Taught on campus. | Pre-teaching Period Start | not applicable | | Teaching Period | not applicable | | Assessment Period End | not applicable | | Last date to Self-Enrol | not applicable | | Census Date | not applicable | | Last date to Withdraw without fail | not applicable |
Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here. |
| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: Lectures: 20 hours. Practicals: 9 hours
Total Time Commitment: 50 hours. |
| Prerequisites: | Successful completion of all subjects in Year 2 of Bachelor of Veterinary Science course. |
| Corequisites: | Students must also enrol in the following subjects: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: |
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | Years 1 and 2 (Semesters 1-4) of the BVSc course |
| Non Allowed Subjects: | None |
| Core Participation Requirements: |
Prospective students are advised to familiarise themselves with the Faculty's Academic Requirements Statement http://www.vet.unimelb.edu.au/docs/CoreParticipationReqs.pdf |
| Subject Overview: |
Topics include clinical signs, diagnosis, pathogenesis, and epizootiology of diseases in individual pigs as well as affected swine herds; and swine management, nutrition and preventive medicine. |
| Objectives: |
At the end of this subject students should:
- be aware of the management and welfare issues associated with the keeping of pigs;
- be aware of the variety of diseases affecting pigs;
- understand the factors influencing outbreaks of disease in herds and/or individual animals; be able to suggest a probable diagnosis/differential diagnosis from the history, epidemiology, clinical signs and gross post-mortem lesions;
- be able to recommend appropriate ancillary tests to facilitate a definitive diagnosis and prognosis; be able to specify appropriate therapy or other course of action for affected herds and/or individual animals;
- be able to recommend appropriate measures for disease control and/or prevention;
- know the statutory regulations applicable to the husbandry, welfare, disease control and use of therapeutic substances/vaccines in these animals;
- be aware of the major factors affecting the productivity and profitability of pig farms;
- be aware of new issues facing the pig industry locally, nationally and internationally that are likely to affect the way pigs are produced in Australia.
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| Assessment: |
- One group presentation before the Semester 2 intra-semester break (5%)
- One 1-hour written paper after the Semester 2 intra-semester break (30%)
- One 1-hour written paper at the end of Semester 2 (50%)
- One 15-minute oral examination at the end of Semester 2 intra-semester break (15%)
Students are required to pass on aggregate mark
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| Prescribed Texts: | Nil |
| Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
| Generic Skills: |
Students completing this subject should have:
cognitive, analytic and problem solving skills, involving independent thought, rational enquiry and self-directed learning; professional and technical skills; and respect for intellectual integrity and professional ethics. |
| Related Course(s): |
Bachelor of Veterinary Science(PV)
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