Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Livestock science data report (max 2000 words) | 40% |
| Semester Exam | 3 Hours Semester exam | 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Supplementary assessment Students must take elements of assessment equivalent to those that led to failure of the module. | 40% |
| Supplementary Exam | 3 Hours Supplementary exam Students must take elements of assessment equivalent to those that led to failure of the module. | 60% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Identify the components of livestock production systems and demonstrate an understanding of the relationships between them.
2. Review and evaluate scientific literature and apply the results to the development of livestock production systems.
3. Explain how research can be used to increase the efficiency of livestock.
Brief description
This module will explore the way in which research is used to develop more efficient livestock production systems. Lectures and seminars will cover a range of topical subjects selected from the growth and development of livestock, parasitology, reproductive technologies, precision livestock farming technologies, disease epidemiology and livestock performance and welfare.
Aims
To give masters students in the livestock sciences an understanding of livestock production and in particular the ongoing research in this area in IBERS and elsewhere.
Content
2. Growth and development of livestock animals
3. Parasites of livestock
4. Reproduction and fertility of livestock
5. Livestock slaughter
6. Epidemiology and modeling livestock disease
7. Precision livestock farming
8. Livestock performance and welfare
9. Summary to the module
10. Farm visit
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | The assignment and exam will require the interpretation of scientific publications. The assignment will also require the manipulation and statistical analysis of a raw data set. Assessed in the assignment and exam; feedback from the assignment. |
| Communication | The exam and especially the assignment will be expected to demonstrate good communication and literacy. Assessed in the assignment and exam; feedback from the assignment. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Through developing skills in the reading and interpretation of scientific publications, preparation of written work and working to deadlines. Assessed in the assignment and exam; feedback from the assignment. |
| Information Technology | The assignment and exam will require the use of internet based academic journal search engines and the retrieval of academic journal papers. The data for the assignment must be handled using spreadsheet software. The assignment must be prepared using word processing and spreadsheet software. Assessed in the assignment and exam; feedback from the assignment. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Students will gain confidence in their ability to understand livestock production though the module, revealing some potential career destinations to students. |
| Problem solving | Lectures and seminars will develop an awareness of the complex inter-relationships among components of animal production systems. This will enable students to identify and analyse problems. This along with an evaluation of the research literature and its applications, will provide case studies that demonstrate how applied science can be used in problem solving. Assessed in the assignment and exam; feedback from the assignment. |
| Research skills | Developed through a study of the scientific literature. Assessed in the assignment and exam; feedback from the assignment. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Subject specific concepts relating to animal production science will be developed and assessed in the exam and assignment. Feedback will be given in the assignment. |
| Team work |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7