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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:

3 Lectures of 1 hour each per week
One 3-4 hour practical per week
3 hours 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

To pass this course, students must attend all practicals. Students may apply for an approved absence for up to three practical sessions with appropriate supporting documentation. Students that are absent for any practical class without an approved absence will automatically fail the course and will not be able to sit the final exam.

Assessment task	Type of assessment	Percentage of total assessment for grading purposes	Hurdle (Yes/No)	Outcomes being assessed	Approximate Timing od Assessment
MCQ Mid semester test	Formative/Summative	20%	No	1,2,3,4	Week 6
Clinical Assignment	Formative/Summative	30%	Yes	1,2,3,4,5	Week 8
MCQ tests (second half of semester)	Formative/Summative	10%	No	1,2,3,4,5	Weeks 9 & 11
Student submitted MCQ	Formative/Summative	10%	No	1,2,3,4,5	Week 12
Final Exam	Summative	30%	Yes	1,2,3,4,5	Exam Week

Assessment Item	Requirement for hurdle	Is additional assessment available if student does not meet hurdle requirement?	Details of additional assessment, if known
Clinical Assignment	Minimum 50 %	Yes	Additional assignment.
Final exam	Minimum 50 %	Yes	Additional exam.

MCQ 6 weeks (20% of total mark):
A MCQ test will be based on material presented in lectures, clinical rotations 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 one hour MCQ will occur prior to mid semester to allow for feedback to students so they can gauge their progress through the course.

Clinical Assignment (30% of total mark):
Each individual student will submit a maximum of 600 word essay (15% of the total mark) describing a component of the clinical investigation on a topic/s presented as a clinical scenario related to the diagnosis, management, monitoring and prevention of cattle diseases given to a group of students. Students will present their findings to the rest of the group as an oral presentation of 20 minutes in length (10% of total mark allocated by the instructor) and 5% by peer-assessment for the group work and presentation.

MCQ second half of semester (10% 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.

Student submitted MCQs (10% of total mark):
Additional 10% of the total course grade will be based on student submission of MCQ-format questions and feedback on the questions will be discussed with students.

Final Exam (30% of total mark):
A final examination 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 questions will include MCQ, short answers and/or short essays.

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.