Production Animal Health

This subject introduces students to the major factors influencing the health of production animals. Students will learn the principles of health, understand how to analyse data to identify disease, and investigate significant infectious and non-infectious causes of disease in production systems. Students will develop an understanding of how the type of production system will influence disease risk and development in production animals, and begin to understand how management of the whole production system is key in maximising animal health and production.

• 1Describe the different factors that can affect the health of production animals
• 2Describe some of the important diseases of concern in the major production animal species in Australia
• 3Demonstrate how management practices contribute to the risk of disease and to optimising the health of production animals
• 4Determine the impact of disease in production animals by analysing animal health data
• 5Apply knowledge that enables an assessment of the overall health status of production animals