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On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

1. Explain the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of important diseases in the individual or a population of cattle, sheep, goats, deer and camelids.
2. Devise appropriate herd/flock health plans for cattle, sheep, goats, deer and camelids.
3. Apply the principles of population medicine and production in terms of investigation, biosecurity and communication.
4. Describe the common surgical procedures in cattle, sheep, goats, deer and camelids practice.

This course will be delivered via a blend of face to face and online learning opportunities comprising of
3 Lectures of 1 hour each per week (supported by problem solving tutorials)
One 3-4 hour practical per week.
One day of clinic rotation per semester.

A student enrolled in a full year 6 unit course, such as this, should expect to spend, on average 24 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).

The learning activities will cover theoretical and practical basis of cattle, sheep, goats, deer and camelids medicine, surgery and production at individual animal and group level.

Any practical class or activity involving the handling of livestock (e.g. cattle, sheep, goat and camelids) will require students to wear hard-toed boots and clean overalls. Failure to wear these items will preclude the participation in that practical class. Long hair should be tied back or covered and jewellery removed. For activities involving clinical examination of animals, it is recommended that long nails be trimmed. It is also recommended that hats be worn for outdoor activities.

To pass this course students must attend all practical and tutorial sessions as these activities are essential to the development and attainment of the Day 1 competencies. A minimum of 80% of attendance is required with timely submitted form for an approved absence to the course coordinator.

Assessment Task	Task Type	Due	Weighting	Hurdle Yes or No	Learning Outcome
Online case studies	Formative & Summative	Throughout Semester 1 & 2	30%	No	1, 2, 3, 4
In-course test	Formative & Summative	Throughout Semester 1 & 2	20%	No	1, 2, 3, 4
Module exit quiz	Formative & Summative	Throughout Semester 1 & 2	10%	No	1, 2, 3, 4
Practical competency	Formative	Throughout Semester 1 & 2	10%	No	1, 2, 3, 4
End of course examination	Summative	Exam week Semester 2	30%	Yes	1, 2, 3, 4

Assessment item with hurdle	% needed or requirement to meet hurdle	Is additional assessment available if student does not meet hurdle requirement? Yes or No	Details of additional assessment, if available
End of course examination	50%	Yes	Additional examination

Online case studies (30%)
The online case studies (15% semester 1 and 15% semester 2) will facilitate the development of decision making and critical thinking. Involving the development of a decision tree related to a clinical problem, students will describe the clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, management and/or prevention of a specific cattle, sheep, goat, deer or camelid health and production problem in a way that captures how the problem is investigated with sound scientific basis and be within the realm of evidence-based veterinary science and medicine. By analysing, evaluating and interpreting the facts, and with a sound scientific basis and evidence-based veterinary medicine, the student should apply creative thought to form a judgement and reach a conclusion.

In-course test (20%)
Students will complete a total of 4 tests during the course (2 in semester 1 (10%) and 2 in semester 2 (10%)) to test the student’s understanding and ability to apply knowledge in the areas of cattle, sheep, goats, deer and camelid health and production.

Module exit quiz (10%)
Students will complete a quiz at the end of each module within the course in preparation for the accompanying face-to-face activity.

Practical Competency (10%)
The practical classes support the development of Day One Competencies. Achieving competence in the ruminant health and production medical, handling and husbandry skills is very different from learning a technical skill. A competence describes the ability to put together a number of skills to produce a high-level performance judged satisfactory by experts in the field. The goal of the practicals is for students to become competent in medical, handling and husbandry skills of ruminants and pseudo-ruminants with minimal supervision and only minor errors, taking the view that the students will develop expertise only through further practice in the final year of the course, the extra-mural studies or after they graduate. Over the year, students develop the basic medical, handling and husbandry skills and knowledge taught in the first year of the DVM Program, integrating and applying their technical skills and knowledge to working with live animals. The students learn to exercise judgement in a dynamic situation potentially life-threatening for the handler, veterinarian and/or patient, while behaving in a professional, responsible manner. Competency will be assessed at each practical with formative feedback provided.

End of Course Examination (30%)
An examination will test the students understanding and ability to apply knowledge to real veterinary problems in the areas of cattle, sheep, goat, deer and camelid health and production. Both theory and practical elements of the course will be examined.

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