Module Information
Module Identifier
BR30820
Module Title
Livestock Production Science
Academic Year
2025/2026
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)
Pre-Requisite
Exclusive (Any Acad Year)
Reading List
Other Staff
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Semester oral assessment 10 Minutes | 40% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Exam | 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Supplementary oral assessment Students must take elements of assessment equivalent to those that led to failure of the module. 10 Minutes | 40% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours Exam Students must take elements of assessment equivalent to those that led to failure of the module. | 60% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate retained knowledge of the components of livestock production systems.
Review and evaluate scientific literature and apply results to the development of livestock production systems.
Demonstrate retained knowledge of how science can be applied to the improvement of livestock reproduction, lactation, health and growth & development.
Discuss ethical and social issues related to the application of livestock sciences.
Brief description
This module explores the way in which research is used to develop more efficient livestock production systems.
Content
Themes for this module will include:
- Sustainable livestock production
- The science of meat production
- The science of dairy production
- The management of livestock fertility
- Parasite control
- Precision livestock farming
- Sustainable livestock production
- The science of meat production
- The science of dairy production
- The management of livestock fertility
- Parasite control
- Precision livestock farming
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Interpretation of scientific publications. Assessed in seminars and exam. |
| Communication | Developed and assessed in seminar and written work. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Through developing skills in the reading and interpretation of scientific publications, preparation of written work and seminar presentations, and working to deadlines. |
| Information Technology | Assessed use of PowerPoint in seminar presentation. |
| Problem solving | Lectures and seminars will develop an awareness of the complex inter-relationships among components of animal production systems. This will enable students to identify and analyse problems, and an evaluation of the research literature and its applications will provide case studies that demonstrate how applied science can be used in problem solving. Assessed in seminars and exam. |
| Research skills | Developed through a study of the scientific literature and assessed by assignment and examination. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6