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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Veterinary Public Health
Semester:
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Mr. Roi Mandel
Coordinator Office Hours:
by appointment
Teaching Staff:
Course/Module description:
Ways of promoting animal welfare in the food producing industry. The veterinarians job and the tools that are available to him.
Course/Module aims:
Basic concepts in the field of animal welfare.
Tools to assess animal welfare.
Understanding the challenges at different phases of growth of livestock.
Methods to reduce suffering and promote animal welfare.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1.Recognise potential factors that can compromise the welfare of animals.
2.Use different methods to assess animal welfare on farm.
3.Reduce suffering and promote animal welfare in the farm, during transport and at the slaughterhouse.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
lectures and field trips
Course/Module Content:
Animal welfare-different aspects.
Field trips.
Required Reading:
Understanding animal welfare, David Fraser. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008, 50 (Suppl 1):S1 doi:10.1186/1751-0147-50-S1-S1.
Additional Reading Material:
1. Improving animal welfare: a practical approach/Temple Grandin (2008). Cambridge University Press.
2. Animal Welfare 2nd edition. Appleby, Mench, Olsson and Hughes (2011). Cambridge University Press.
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 50 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 25 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 25 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
Five-day intense course. Class attendance is mandatory.
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