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1	Diagnose, treat, prevent and control important cattle diseases in the individual or a population of cattle
2	Devise appropriate herd health plans for cattle
3	Apply the principles of population medicine
4	Describe the common surgical procedures in cattle practice
5	Diagnose, prevent and control important reasons for suboptimal productivity of cattle

1. Parkinson TJ, Vermunt JJ &Malmo J. Diseases of cattle in Australasia – a comprehensive textbook. VetLearn, New Zealand, 2010. Call number: 636.2089 P248d. Copies in Collection: 2 + 1 Reserve book

2. Weaver AD, St Jean G, Steiner A. Bovine Surgery and Lameness. Blackwell Publishing, UK. 2005. Call number: 636.20897 W3631b. Copies in Collection: 3 + 1 electronic book http://library.adelaide.edu.au/item/1756127

3. Blowey RW, Weaver AD. Colour atlas of diseases and disorders of cattle. Mosby Elsevier, UK. 2011. Call number: 636.20896 B657c.3. Copies in Collection: 3 + 1 electronic book http://library.adelaide.edu.au/item/1661359

4. Scott PR, Penny CD, Macrae AI. Cattle medicine. Manson Publishing, UK. 2011. Call number: 636.20896 S4285cm. Copies in Collection: 2 + 1 Reserve book + electronic book http://site.ebrary.com.proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/lib/adelaide//docDetail.action?docID=10490888

A variety of monographs, journals and industry publications available on-line.

Personal stethoscopes, thermometers, protective overalls and boots.

Access to various cattle and camelid production facilities as available through the Production Animal Health Centre at Roseworthy Campus and Bevan Park farm.

MyUni: Teaching materials and course documentation will be posted on the MyUni website . 

This course will be delivered by the following means:

2 Lectures of 1 hour each per week.

1 Tutorial of 1 hour per week in selected weeks

1 Practical of 3 hours per week

Half day clinic rotation at the Bevan Park Farm facilities

A student enrolled in a 3 unit course, such as this, should expect to spend, on average 12 hours per week on the studies required. This includes both the formal contact time required to the course (e.g., lectures and practicals), as well as non-contact time (e.g., reading and revision).

Cattle practice lecture list:

• Lameness and foot care
• Important infectious diseases
• Important exotic diseases
• Disorders of the nervous system
• Disorders of the respiratory tract
• Disorders of the cardiovascular and heamopoetic systems
• Disorders of the gastro-intestinal tract
• Health and management of the calf
• Health and management of the heifer
• Health and management of the transitional cow
• Downer cow
• Disorders of the ophthalmic system
• Disorders of the urinary tract
• Herd fertility and In-calf programme
• Beef cattle fertility, production and health (including feedlot)
• Veterinary health plan, population medicine and accreditation schemes for cattle enterprise
• Organic cattle production
• Skin disorders
• Clinical dairy cow nutrition and deficiencies disorders
• Applied therapeutics and clinical techniques
• Antimicrobials and disinfectants
• Cattle signs

 

Cattle: Practicals

• Foot care (cadaver feet and live animals)
• Milk quality and teat disorders
• Surgical procedures (cadaver calves)
• Ambulatory day tutorial
• Welfare, legislation and ethics tutorial
• Humane euthanasia
• Newsletters, marketing and economics tutorial
• Manual and ultrasonic pregnancy diagnosis
• Clinical Examination, differential diagnosis and further investigations
• Bull soundness examination Investigating herd health problems
• Herd Health Plans and farm audits
• Case studies tutorials

Practical classes within laboratories require a minimum of sneakers and the wearing of a laboratory gown (that will be supplied). You will also need to display your student ID in the holder provided. Students must wear any required safety or protective clothing as directed.

Any practicals that involve animal handling will require appropriate footwear and coveralls. It is likely that at some stage your clothes will be exposed to animal fluids and dirt.

Ethical objection to animal dissection and experimentation will be taken seriously. Such concerns will be solicited during the first week of class. Students who do not wish to be involved in animal dissection or experimentation will not be disadvantaged or discriminated against in any way. Alternative modes of learning will be supplied to these students.

Assessment task	Type of assessment	Percentage of total assessment for grading purposes	Hurdle (Yes/No)	Outcomes being assessed
MCQ Mid semester	Formative/Summative	20%	Yes Combined hurdle	1,2,3,4
Assignment	Formative/Summative	10%		1,2, 3, 4,5
MCQs second half of semester	Formative/Summative	20%	No	1,2,3,4,5
Final Exam	Summative	50%	Yes	1,2,3,4,5

Assessment Item	Requirement for hurdle	Is additional assessment available if student does not meet hurdle requirement?	Details of additional assessment, if known
MCQ mid semester, Assignment	Minimum 50 %	Yes	Additional assignment. To pass the hurdle students must achieve 50% or higher of the marks allocated to the assignment.
Final exam	Minimum 50 %	Yes	Additional exam. To pass the hurdle students must achieve 50% or higher of the marks allocated to the final exam.

MCQ 6 weeks (20% of total mark): A MCQ test will be based on material presented in lectures and practicals in the weeks preceding the test. The feedback to the answers to the questions will be immediately provided in form of a written feedback after submitting the answers. The MCQ will occur prior to mid semester to allow for feedback to students so they can gauge their progress through the course.

 

Assignment (10% of total mark): Students will submit a maximum of 3000 word assignment on a topic/s related to the diagnosis, management, monitoring and prevention of cattle diseases.

 

MCQ second half of semester (20% of total mark): A MCQ test (worth 10% of the total course grade) will be based on material presented in lectures and practicals in the weeks preceding the test. The feedback to the answers to the questions will be immediately provided in form of a written feedback after submitting the answers. The MCQ will occur in weeks 9 to 11 after the mid semester to allow for feedback to students so they can gauge their progress through the course.
Additional 10% of the total course grade will be based on student submission of 2 MCQ-format questions per activity (half teaching day) and feedback from the material presented in lectures (12 half teaching days=24 questions), practicals (12 half teaching days=24 questions) and clinical rotation day (1 teaching day=2 questions) making a total of 50 MCQ format questions in total.

 

End of Semester Exam (50% of total mark): A final closed book examination which will test the student’s knowledge, understanding and ability to apply knowledge to real veterinary problems. Both theory and practical elements of the course will be examined. The exam will be weighted. The questions will be of MCQ, short answers and short essays types.

All assignments to be lodged:

1. electronically into Turnitin and to MyUni, and
2. hard copies of assignments must be deposited into the course collection box at the Reception Desk in the Williams Building, Roseworthy Campus, on or before the due time and date.

Late submission of assessments If an extension is not applied for, or not granted then a penalty for late submission will apply. A penalty of zero will be allocated to late submitted assessment.