Module Information
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
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Lecture | 2 x 1 hour lecture per week |
Practical | 3 x 3 hour practical dissections during semester |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
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Semester Assessment | Practical report. | 50% |
Semester Exam | 1.5 Hours | 50% |
Supplementary Assessment | Students must take elements of assessment equivalent to those that led to failure of the module. | 50% |
Supplementary Exam | 1.5 Hours Students must take elements of assessment equivalent to those that led to failure of the module. | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Detail the anatomy of the female and male mammalian reproductive tract and explain the functions of the constituent parts.
2. Discuss the control of reproduction in the male and female.
3. Explain the role that the maternal system plays both during pregnancy and lactation in ensuring the successful production of offspring.
4. Describe the patterns of growth and development of the major tissues and organs from conception to maturity.
Brief description
This module will consider mammalian reproductive anatomy and physiology along with their growth and development. Areas covered will include anatomy, function and control of reproductive activity in males and female including pregnancy and lactation. Patterns of growth and development of the major tissues and organs from conception to maturity will also be covered. The knowledge gained within this module can then be applied in subsequent subject specific, equine, livestock, companion animal modules.
Content
The aims of the module are:
To give an appreciation of comparative reproductive anatomy, growth and development so that this knowledge can be applied in subsequent subject specific, equine, livestock, companion animal modules.
It will achieve this by considering the following areas
Female reproductive anatomy and ovarian function
Male reproductive anatomy and testicular function
Control of reproduction in the male and female
Pregnancy, fertilization, implantation, placentation
Endocrine control of pregnancy and parturition
Anatomy and control of lactation
Measuring and describing growth
Factors affecting live-weight growth and body dimensions and subsequent athletic performance
Growth of carcass tissues and factors affecting carcass tissue growth and distribution
Module Skills
Skills Type | Skills details |
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Application of Number | |
Communication | Written communication skills will be an essential assessed component of student’s practical report. |
Improving own Learning and Performance | Students will be given detailed feedback on the coursework which will help them improve their subsequent performance in other modules |
Information Technology | |
Personal Development and Career planning | |
Problem solving | |
Research skills | Students will be expected to demonstrate laboratory and literature research skills in their practical lab work and these will be assessed in the associated report. |
Subject Specific Skills | A knowledge of reproductive physiology and growth and development sufficient to enable an understanding of stud management animal production systems, reproductive technology etc |
Team work |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5