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Curricular information is subject to change
On the completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Investigate and assess heifer rearing management on dairy farms and other dairy heifer rearing units
- Advise farmers on reasonable performance targets in the area of heifer rearing and calf health
- Develop strategies together with the farmer on how these targets can be reached
- Monitor the performance of heifer rearing systems
- Investigate cases of increased calf morbidity and/or mortality, or poor performance
- Give evidence-based advice after thorough review of the current literature on means to improve causative management factors which lead to increased calf morbidity and/or mortality, or poor performance
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Specified Learning Activities | 30 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 95 |
Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Report on ventilation assessment of a calf shed and quantify the prevalence of calf respiratory disease on the farm. | Unspecified | n/a | Other | No | 33 |
Assignment: Report on the investigation of calf growth and nutrition | Unspecified | n/a | Other | No | 33 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Single best answer exam on calf health and nutrition | Unspecified | n/a | Other | No | 34 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Students are given feedback after grading of each component.
Name | Role |
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Dr Luke O'Grady | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Sandra Aungier | Tutor |
Mr John Donlon | Tutor |
Mr Finnian Logan | Tutor |
Dr Catherine Mc Aloon | Tutor |
Miss Vicki Rhodes | Tutor |
Eilidh Elizabeth Thomson | Tutor |