EQUINE EPIDEMIOLOGY
AGR3EE
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject develops the knowledge and understanding required to manage the health of a group of horses in a sustainable holistic context using established knowledge in the area of epidemiology and its application to the health management of a group of horses. Throguh project work and practicals, students will develop knowledge and skills required for the detection and management of specific equine diseases that are problematic under Australian conditions, to minimise the occurrence and severity of disease, and evaluate stud management practices.
School: School of Life Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Penelope Smith
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: AGR1SSM and must be admitted into SBATE
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Infectious diseases of the horse : diagnosis, pathology, management, and public health | Recommended | van der Kolk, JH & Veldhuis Kroeze, EJB 2013, health | Manson Publishing, London. |
| Readings | Equine infectious diseases, 2nd edn | Recommended | Sellon, D & Long, M 2013 | Elsevier, St Louis. |
| Readings | Handbook of equine parasite control | Recommended | Reinemeyer, CR & Nielsen, MK 2013 | Wiley-Blackwell, Ames, Iowa. |
| Readings | Equine clinical medicine, surgery and reproduction | Recommended | Munroe, G & Weese, S 2011 | Manson Publishing, London |
| Readings | Equine veterinary nursing, 2nd edn | Recommended | Coumbe, K (ed.) 2012 | Wiley-Blackwell for the British Equine Veterinary Association, Chichester, West Sussex. |
| Readings | The comprehensive guide to equine veterinary medicine, | Recommended | Crabbe, B 2007 | Sterling Publishing Co., New York. |
| Readings | Blackwell#s five-minute veterinary consult: equine, 2nd edn | Recommended | Lavoie, J, Hinchcliff, KW & Brown, CM (eds) 2009 | Wiley-Blackwell, Ames, Iowa. |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Analyse enterprise management practices, facilities and layout factors affecting the introduction and spread of disease.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorials and practicals
02. Critically evaluate the prevention and control of the major diseases affecting horses in Australia.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorials and practicals
03. Develop a plan for the effective control of horse parasites.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorials and practicals
04. Evaluate and justify an industry-relvant approach towards disease management.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorials and practicals