VET342: Animal Systems II

This unit covers the basic concepts of animal behaviour, animal welfare and animal husbandry for production, wild, aquatic and companion animals.  Students will also gain an understanding of human-animal interactions, the ethical problems of animal production, domestication, and breed identification.  Practical exercises will introduce students to safe procedures for physical examination of the major domestic animals, along with exercises in animal behaviour, small animal handling (including terrestrial, avian and aquatic species), and animal welfare.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal
Contact Time	Lectures: 3 hours per week; practicals: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in Veterinary Biology. VET242 Animal Systems I.
School	School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Unit Coordinator	Dr Teresa Collins Position: Lecturer E-mail: T.Collins@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Veterinary Biology Room 3.039 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 7307
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Teresa Collins Lecturer (T.Collins@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 7307 Murdoch Campus Veterinary Biology Room 3.039 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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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)