agr3ehm equine health management
EQUINE HEALTH MANAGEMENT
AGR3EHM
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject develops the knowledge and understanding required to manage the health of horses in a sustainable holistic context using established knowledge in the area of epidemiology and its application to the health management of horses. Through 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 management practices.
SchoolSchool of Life Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorPenelope Smith
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Equine medicine, surgery and reproduction | Prescribed | Mair, T, Love, S, Schumacher, J, Smith, R & Frazer, G (eds.) 2013 | 2ND EDN, SAUNDERS/ELSEVIER, EDINBURGH. |
| 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 | Recommended | Sellon, D & Long, M 2013 | 2ND EDN, ELSEVIER, ST LOUIS. |
| Readings | Handbook of equine parasite control | Recommended | Reinemeyer, CR & Nielsen, MK 2018 | 2ND EDN, WILEY-BLACKWELL, AMES, IOWA. |
| Readings | Equine clinical medicine, surgery and reproduction | Recommended | Munroe, G & Weese, S 2011 | MANSON PUBLISHING, LONDON. |
| Readings | Equine veterinary nursing | Recommended | Coumbe, K (ed.) 2012 | 2ND EDN, WILEY-BLACKWELL FOR THE BRITISH EQUINE VETERINARY ASSOCIATION, WEST SUSSEX. |
| Readings | Blackwells five-minute veterinary consult: equine | Recommended | Lavoie, J, Hinchcliff, KW & Brown, CM (eds) 2009 | 2ND EDN, WILEY-BLACKWELL, AMES, IOWA. |
| Readings | Equine internal medicine | Recommended | Reed, SM, Bayly, WM & Sellon, DC (eds) 2017 | 4TH EDN, SAUNDERS ELSEVIER, ST LOUIS. |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Critically analyse enterprise facilities and layout factors to minimize the introduction and spread of disease.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorials and practicals
02. Review the prevention and control of the major diseases affecting horses in Australia.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorials and practicals
03. Analyse enterprise management practices and their influence on horse health.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorials and practicals
04. Evaluate industry approaches towards disease management for horses.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorials and practicals
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