ANML4305 – Rural Animal Health and Hygiene
Module code
ANML4305
Module title
Rural Animal Health and Hygiene
Prescription
The aim of this course is to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies to assist in the provision of rural animal healthcare.
Programmes
- NZ4388
NZQA Level
Level 4
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- 1. Discuss biosecurity in a rural animal context.
2. Explain care responses to signs of ill health in rural animals.
3. Describe preventative healthcare in rural animals. - Content
- LO1
• Biosecurity protocols, including isolation, quarantine and infection control
• Concepts of asepsis, sterilisation, and decontamination
• Zoonotic and notifiable diseases
LO2
• Recognising and recording signs of health, with normal and abnormal parameters
• Signs of pain and stress
• Common rural animal diseases and conditions
• Responding to animal healthcare plans for a range of conditions
• Record keeping for animal healthcare management
LO3
• Preventative healthcare for rural animals, including the principles of immunology
• Identification, treatment and control of common endo- and ectoparasites
• Reproductive and metabolic disease prevention and risk factors - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning and teaching activities will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods to align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional specific requirement, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga.
- Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this course employs an achievement-based grading scheme. Aakonga will be advised of all matters relating to summative assessment at the start of the course.
Aakonga are required to provide sufficient evidence against all learning outcomes in order to pass a course. - Learning and Teaching Resource
- All required and recommended resource are provided to aakonga via course outlines.
