Module Identifier | RS22920 | ||
Module Title | ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS | ||
Academic Year | 2002/2003 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr Basil T Wolf | ||
Semester | Semester 1 | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 44 Hours 44 x 1 hour lectures | |
Practical | 18 Hours 6 x 3 hour practicals/visits | ||
Assessment | Semester Exam | 2 Hours Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3 | 60% |
Semester Assessment | Assignment Outcomes assessed: 2, 4 | 40% | |
Supplementary Assessment | Students are required to re-take the element(s) tha led to failing the module; ie resitting the examination and/or re-presenting the assignment using alternative data. | 100% |
1. Describe (quantitatively) important production systems and identify components thereof.
2. Recognise constraints on productivity.
3. Identify the role played by scientific research in the development of animal production systems.
4. Analyse livestock performance records in order to identify and explain sub-optimal performance
Introduce relevant research used in the synthesis of production systems.
Examine biological and economic constraints on production. Develop skills in evaluating alternative systems and identifying and correcting sub-optimal performance.
.2 IT and information handling
The assignment will involve the use of spreadsheets in data analysis, information gathering and interpretation.
.3 Use and analysis of numerical information
The assignment will involve the analysis and interpretation of farm animal production records to identify sub-optimal performance and to suggest suitable solutions.