Module Identifier |
RS14220 |
Module Title |
ANIMAL SCIENCE |
Academic Year |
2003/2004 |
Co-ordinator |
Dr Neil F G Beck |
Semester |
Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) |
Other staff |
Dr Meriel J S Moore-Colyer |
Course delivery |
Lecture | 40 Hours 40 x 1 hour lectures |
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Practical | 12 Hours 4 x 3 hours |
Assessment |
Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
Semester Exam | 1.5 Hours Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4 | 70% |
Semester Assessment | Courswork based on practicals Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4 | 30% |
Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Outcomes assessed: All | 100% |
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Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Describe the structure, function and biosysthesis of nutrients and organic macromolecules in animals
2. Demonstrate the importance of the gross anatomy of the systems involved in reproduction, lactation, nutrition, growth and
development
3. Discuss the importance of the physiological processes controlling reproduction, lactation, nutrition, growth and
development
4. Discuss the importance of the biochemical processes controlling reproduction, lactation, nutrition, growth and
development
Aims
This module will describe the structure, function and biosynthesis of nutrients and organic macromolecules and their assimilation in farm animals and horses. The importance of the gross anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the systems involved in reproduction, lactation, nutrition, growth and development, will be investigated, using lectures and practicals. The practicals will be used to develop a fuller understanding of the gross anatomy of the reproductive and digestive systems. Furthermore, laboratory analyses will be used to identify the biochemical constituents of feed.
Transferable skills
.2 IT and information handling
Will be developed and assessed in writing up practicals
.3 Use and analysis of numerical information
Will be developed and assessed in practicals
.4 Writing in an academic context-
Will be developed and assessed in exams and course work
.7 Self-management
Will be developed in practicals
.8 Group activity
Will be developed in practicals
Reading Lists
Books
Eckert R, Randall D & Augustine G (1997) Animal Physiology
5th. W H Freeman & Co
Frandsen R D (1992) Anatomy and physiology of farm animals
5th. Lea and Febiger
McDonald -, Edwards, - and Greenhalgh, - Animal nutrition
Gibson,Taylor and Roach (2001) Metabolic regulation in mammals
Taylor Francis
Sutton -, Swindells -, and Rockett - (2000) Chemistry for life sciences
Taylor Francis
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4