LARGE ANIMAL HEALTH CARE
VET3LAH
2021
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students will extend their knowledge and practical skills with cattle and sheep, beyond the introductory husbandry, handling and preventative health care covered earlier in the course. Via a work integrated learning (WIL) placement, students will learn how to safely work with large domesticated animals including cattle, sheep, goats and alpacas whilst undertaking a range of farm animal management procedures and assisting a veterinarian with the management of animal health conditions. Students will learn how to perform a number of reproductive assistance techniques in cattle, including: pregnancy testing, artificial insemination and assisting cows through parturition (calving), as well as learning how to assist veterinarians with the diagnosis, treatment and surgical management of large animal health conditions including conditions like: bloat, caesareans and foot abscesses. Students will evaluate animal production systems from a holistic perspective, by undertaking an analysis of an animal production animal system from legal, behavioural, husbandry, welfare and ethical perspectives.
SchoolLife Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorDimuthu Wijesinghe
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be admitted into SBVN and have passed VET2IAN and VET2PVN
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Learning resources
Large Animal Clinical Procedures for Veterinary Technicians
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementPrescribed
AuthorHoltgrew-Bohling, K
Year2015
Edition/Volume3rd Ed
PublisherElsevier
ISBNN/A
Chapter/article titleN/A
Chapter/issueN/A
URLN/A
Other descriptionN/A
Source locationN/A
Career Ready
Career-focusedYes
Work-based learningYes
Self sourced or Uni sourcedSelf Sourced
Uni Sourced
Entire subject or partial subjectPartial subject
Total hours/days required37.5 hours
Location of WBL activity (region)Flexible
WBL addtional requirementsWIL Placement. Roster-dependent.
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Subject options
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Epping (Melbourne Polytechnic), 2021, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorDilhani Premaratna
Class requirements
Placement - Off SiteWeek: 31 - 43
Five 1.00 day placement - off site per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Clinical Placement
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.
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
Three 2.00 days workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
This subject involves 3 x 2 day blocks of intensive workshops, and 5 days work integrated learning placement. Prior to students being placed on WIL placements, they must demonstrate competence in large animal handling during a workshop
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 mins In-class test (600 words equivalent)30 mins in class test. | N/A | N/A | No | 15 | SILO3, SILO4 |
20 minute practical examination (1000 words equivalent)Held during examination period | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO5 |
1200 word written essaySelect a large animal production system of interest, and examine the system from the perspectives of how adequately it: provides the animal's behavioural and husbandry requirements; meets legal requirements; and addresses the welfare needs of the animals involved. (1200 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2 |
10 minute oral presentation with 800-word written pamphlet (1300 words equivalent total)Student selects a health condition/disease of a domesticated large animal species and explain the anatomical and physiological changes seen in this condition, the veterinary diagnosis and treatment, and the nursing care requirements of the patient. | N/A | N/A | No | 35 | SILO3, SILO4 |
Animal handling practicumHurdle assessmentStudents to demonstrate effective and safe large animal handling techniques during their 2-day practical workshops. | N/A | N/A | Yes | null | SILO6 |