Principles of Animal Health and Disease 1

Code

BIOS2021

School

Veterinary Medicine and Science

Level

2

Credits

10

Semesters

Spring UK

Summary

The module will introduce physical assessment and laboratory based measurements of animal health and assessment of the major effects of diseases on the body's physiological and immunological systems. The main types of disease will then be systematically discussed in a number of species including poultry, equine, canine, bovine and ovine species.

Target Students

BSc/MSci Animal Science. This module is limited to 60 students. 50 places are prioritised to animal science students. Ten places are available to Agriculture and Livestock Science students. Any other students who have not taken the prerequisite module but have taken other biochemistry, microbiology, animal or cell biology courses from across the university may be accepted onto the course after discussion with the module convenor. Students are reminded that enrolments which are not agreed by the offering School in advance may be cancelled without notice.

Classes

A mixture of lectures, practical sessions, seminars and self-directed study.

Assessment

• 20% In coursework: Animal welfare (group presentation)
• Formative Exam (0-hour): Short answer and SBA online paper
• 80% Exam (ExamSys) (1-hour): Short answer and SBA online paper

Assessed by end of spring semester

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding - 
To learn: The major effects of disease on the body

To develop a more detailed understanding the effects of diseases on specific body systems in a range of example species

Intellectual Skills - The ability to:
Be able integrate knowledge of the various body systems into an understanding of the effects of diseases

Develop an understanding of how to assess the health status of an animal

Be capable of retrieving information from a variety of sources.

Practical/Professional Transferable/key skills - The ability to:

Work effectively as an individual or member of a small team

Manage, and organise time effectively and work to deadlines

Perform a range of techniques commonly used in laboratory diagnosis

Obtain experience in animal handling techniques.

Conveners

• Dr Lisa Morrow
• Mrs Morag Hunter