Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 1 x 1 hour lecture per week |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 2 x 3 hour seminars during semester |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Seminar Outcomes 3, 4 | 30% |
| Semester Exam | 3 Hours Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 | 70% |
| Supplementary Exam | 3 Hours Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the factors that influence post-natal growth and development
Critically review the interaction of hormones with cells
Discuss in detail insulin resistance and the interaction of this with disease
Discuss in detail the hypothalamic control of metabolism.
Brief description
This module considers the patterns of growth and development of the live weight, carcass tissues and major organs of animals. The effects of breed, sex, nutrition and exercise are considered. Subsequently, the role of growth hormone and the IGF family of proteins in growth and lactation in the horse will be discussed. Control of feed intake and the regulation of body adiposity will also be examined.
Content
The aims of the module are:
To provide the student with an understanding of the control of vital regulatory processes in mammals. It will also consider the control of growth and patterns of growth along with the factors affecting development.
It will achieve this by considering the following areas:
Introduction to endocrinology
Interactions between hormones and their receptors.
Hypothalamic-pituitary axis, insulin and IGFs
Approaches to the study of growth and development of the whole animal,
Carcass tissues and major organs will be investigated with reference to applications to nutrition, genetic selection and care of the growing animal.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | |
| Communication | Students will be required to demonstrate their written and oral communication skills through writing a paper and giving it as a seminar presentation. Assessment through assignment and exam |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Feedback from seminar presentations |
| Information Technology | Use of PowerPoint in oral communication will be assessed |
| Personal Development and Career planning | |
| Problem solving | |
| Research skills | Developed by the review of scientific publications and assessed in assignment and exam |
| Subject Specific Skills | A knowledge of mammalian endocrinology, growth and development which can be applied to animal health and management in later modules |
| Team work |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7