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Unit of Study ANIM1001 - Animal Husbandry, Management, and Behaviour 1 (2025)

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Unit description

This unit will provide students with knowledge of animal husbandry, management and behaviour, and the skills to handle and restrain animals safely and humanely. Students will be exposed to a range of species commonly encountered in veterinary practice to gain confidence in the practical animal handling skills required for physical examination and clinical procedures.     

Unit content

Module 1. General principles of animal handling, welfare and behaviour in the variety of species commonly encountered in veterinary practice

Module 2. Companion animal: animal handling, welfare and behaviour

Module 3. Equine: animal handling, welfare and behaviour

Module 4. Ruminant/livestock: animal handling, welfare and behaviour

Module 5. Exotic/Native/Zoo/Wildlife species: animal handling, welfare and behaviour

Module 6. The economics of animal management and farming

 

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Lismore
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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

competently perform a range of animal husbandry and handling techniques under direct supervision, on species commonly seen in veterinary practice, while engaging in reflective practice

apply knowledge of normal and abnormal behaviours to accurately describe and recognise behavioural patterns in domestic animals and common wildlife species

apply knowledge of animal welfare to accurately describe and recognise welfare indicators in domestic and common wildlife species

apply knowledge of the economics of animal management and farming/production systems to describe their significance on animal health and welfare outcomes for species commonly encountered in veterinary practice.

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