Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S1-MIXEDMODE-2025-ONGOING
MURDOCH-Y-MIXEDMODE-2025-ONGOING

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Requisites

Exclusion

Enrolment rules

Completed 24 credit points
Enrolment in Animal Science major (MJ-ANS), Animal Health major (MJ-ANH), or Crop and Pasture Science major (MJ-CPS)

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate knowledge of reproductive physiology, anatomy, behaviour and health in the management of livestock 

2.

Critically review, consolidate and synthesise knowledge to integrate basic mechanistic concepts underlying reproductive management scenarios. 

3.

Apply knowledge to solve problems related to sustainable food and fibre production using  reproductive management tools

4.

Work independently to research and critically review information from peer reviewed literature 

5.

Effectively articulate agricultural science concepts in the form of individual viva voce (oral) examinations. 

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:

The unit allows students to choose their own topics of interest from a list of modules or Study Guides. Students select 3 modules from the following: Pregnancy and birth; Lactation and care of young; Hormone action; Reproductive endocrinology; Germ cells and stem cells; Equine breeding management; Poultry reproduction; Sheep genetics and breeding; Applied breeding and genetics; Beef breeding management; Applied animal reproduction; and Artificial insemination and embryo transfer.