EQUINE HEALTH SYSTEMS
VET1EHS
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject aims to develop the knowledge and skills required for successful and economically-rational equine health management. The ability to recognise and evaluate problems early and determine the need for veterinary attention versus treatment by non-veterinary personnel is fundamental to such management. This subject is not designed to develop expert diagnostic skills and does not equip students to prescribe treatments. Upon successful completion of this subject, students will be able to recognise the clinical signs of an ill horse, triage the significance of the presenting clinical problem, seek veterinary assistance when required, and appropriately manage the recovery of the horse. This subject develops the knowledge required for graduates to form a productive working partnership with an attending veterinarian in the health management of the horses under their care.
School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Dimuthu Wijesinghe
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be admitted into one of the following courses: Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing (SBVN) or Bachelor of Agriculture and Technology (SBATE)
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Equine medicine, surgery and reproduction
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Mair, T, Love, S, Schumacher, J, Smith, R & Frazer, G
Year: 2013
Edition/Volume: 2nd edn
Publisher: Saunders/Elsevier
ISBN: N/A
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Source location: N/A
Equine veterinary nursing
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Coumbe, K (ed)
Year: 2012
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: N/A
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Equine emergencies: treatment and procedures
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Orsini, J & Divers, T,
Year: 2014
Edition/Volume: 4th edn
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Diagnosis and management of lameness in the horse
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Ross, M & Dyson, S
Year: 2011
Edition/Volume: 2nd edn
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Equine wound management
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Theoret, C & Schumacher, J
Year: 2017
Edition/Volume: 3rd edn
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: N/A
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Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Blackwell's five-minute veterinary consult: equine
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Lavoie, J, Hinchcliff, KW & Brown, CM (eds)
Year: 2008
Edition/Volume: 2nd edition
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
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URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: Yes
Work-based learning: Yes
Self sourced or Uni sourced:
Uni Sourced
Entire subject or partial subject: Partial subject
Total hours/days required: 36 hours
Location of WBL activity (region): Domestic - metro
WBL addtional requirements: WIL Placement at Melbourne Polytechnic's Equine Facilities.
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Epping (Melbourne Polytechnic), 2020, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Dilhani Premaratna
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Delivered as either face-to-face or as a prerecorded lecture
PracticalWeek: 31 - 43
Twelve 3.00 hours practical per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Melbourne Polytechnic's Equine Facilities
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Delivered as reading material, quizzes, video clips.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 x 10 min online tutorial questions (1000 word equivalent) Fortnightly 5% each | Other | Individual | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |
Literature Review (1200 words) Review of scholarly publications on a common equine disease | Assignment | Individual | No | 25 | SILO3, SILO5 |
Reflective Practical Class Journal (600 words equiv) Journal records of horse health and procedures performed in practical classes. Students reflect on their performance of skills and consider how they could be improved (1500 unstructured journal words equiv to approx. 600 essay words) | Assignment | Individual | No | 15 | SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
1.5-hour written examination (1500 words equivalent) Written assessment of all theoretical content covered in the subject | Central exam | Individual | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO5 |