VET429: Veterinary Professional Life III

In this unit students will develop an understanding of the issues faced by farmers/graziers by spending six weeks on selected farms during the vacation times of second and third years. Students will also develop clinical examination skills and further their animal handling skills by attending practicals held during first semester at Murdoch University. This unit will help students develop the skills to interact with the farming community and to competently handle and examine their animals.

Points	1
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal
Assessment	An award of Ungraded Pass or Fail is awarded for this unit.
Contact Time	Six weeks on-farm contact time during vacation and second and third year.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in Veterinary Biology; Veterinary Professional Life II.
School	School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Unit Coordinator	Dr Caroline Jacobson Position: Lecturer E-mail: C.Bath@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Veterinary Biology Room 2.038 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2654
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Caroline Jacobson Lecturer (C.Bath@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2654 Murdoch Campus Veterinary Biology Room 2.038 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)