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Course code
Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using 6 digits.
- 117243
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Level
The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).
- 200-level
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Credits
Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.
- 15
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Subject
- Animal Science
Course planning information
General progression requirements
You must complete at least 45 credits from 100-level before enrolling in 200-level courses.Learning outcomes
What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.
- 1 Illustrate the anatomy and histology of the gonads, placenta and mammary gland.
- 2 Utilise knowledge of the endocrine control of spermatogenesis, the oestrous cycle, fertilisation, pregnancy and parturition in livestock to formulate ways to alter those mechanisms.
- 3 Identify factors controlling breeding seasons, the onset of puberty in farm animals, and seasonal/pubertal effects on mammary gland development, explain the mechanisms involved, and discuss ways to alter those processes.
- 4 Utilise knowledge of the physiology and control of mammogenesis, lactogenesis, galactopoiesis and mammary involution, and show how changes in these processes affect milk production and milk composition.
Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.
Textbooks needed
There are no set texts for this course.