ANS356: Animal Parasitology

This unit in applied parasitology introduces the concept of parasitism and the diversity of parasitic organisms. The life cycles and transmission patterns of the major parasites of production animals in Australia are described. The interaction between hosts and parasites leading to the disease is covered in detail. Special attention is given to the practical treatment of parasitic disease and the development of integrated approaches to parasite control in farming systems.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal
Contact Time	Lectures: 4 hour per week; practicals/tutorials/workshops: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in Bachelor of Animal Science; ANS251 Agricultural Biochemistry and ANS350 Pathology of Production Animals.
School	School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Unit Coordinator	Professor Andrew Thompson Position: Chair - Parasitology E-mail: a.thompson@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Veterinary Biology Room 3.003 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2466
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Professor Andrew Thompson Chair - Parasitology (a.thompson@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2466 Murdoch Campus Veterinary Biology Room 3.003 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)