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Communicate appropriately and effectively with diverse clients, colleagues and orother stakeholders with empathy, compassion and respect, including in the context of production animal medicine.
Perform entry-level veterinary diagnostic, therapeutic, and animal handling, examination procedures, herd health assessments and formulate preventative health advice including in the context of production animal medicine.
Demonstrate and apply highly specialised knowledge of health, welfare and disease in production species, and One Health (public health and biosecurity) principles, within the broader contexts of veterinary work.
Gather and critically analyse information to solve and manage complex veterinary problems, including in the context of production-related health problems and promoting health.
Systematically retrieve and synthesise evidence, apply scientific methods to independently investigate specific research questions in health, production and welfare issues, and disseminate findings, including in the context of evidence-based practice.
Consistently demonstrate the professional behaviours and attitudes expected of a veterinarian, and uphold ethical, legal, and animal welfare responsibilities, including awareness of their own limitations.
Demonstrate approaches to others that foster productive relationships with diverse clients and team members, to support delivery of relationship-centred care as part of a collaborative interprofessional team.
Demonstrate approaches to self that foster psychological and social resources supporting resilience and sustainable engagement with the veterinary profession, including motivation, emotional competence, life balance, and adaptability.
Demonstrate approaches to work that foster efficient provision of high-quality care and professional practice, including workflow management, autonomy, diligence, and commitment.
Reflect on personal capabilities, actions and experiences, and demonstrate strategies that support lifelong independent learning and formation of a confident professional identity.
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This 10-week full-time unit allows students to undertake focused study in the discipline of production animal veterinary practice, referring to practices whose caseloads includes significant proportions of a range of domestic production animals and may include non-domestic production animals. Students will have the opportunity to extend their theoretical knowledge and develop practical skills and professional competence beyond the minimum standards required for graduation and registration. As part of this unit students will be required to participate in learning activities off campus. This unit will provide both internal and external opportunities for students to expand their special interest in production animal medicine and practice. Students will gain a mix of practical, clinical experience in commercial veterinary enterprises as well as engage in more formal and facilitated teaching exercises delivered by University staff. Students will enhance their understanding and technical skills associated with: · Management of production animal disease at a herd level for different production animal species · Diagnosis of pregnancy in sheep and cattle · Herd health management plans for commercial producers · The management of a production animal-centred veterinary business · The production of animals raised in intensive production systems