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WOOL412 Sheep Production

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
19 April 2010 21 April 2010 Non-Mandatory alternate assessment available
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites ANPR211 or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions WOOL512
Notes None
Combined Units WOOL512 - Sheep Production
Coordinator(s) David Cottle (dcottle2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit introduces the major themes associated with sheep production in Australia including: wool production, sheep meat production, sheep management, sheep breeding, grazing and nutritional management. The unit represents a specialisation for students planning to enter the sheep and wool industry. Students enrolled in WOOL512 will have to complete additional guided reading/practical work appropriate to the needs of individual students.
Referenced Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

International Sheep and Wool Handbook
ISBN: 9781904761860
Cottle, D.J. (ed), Nottingham University Press 1st ed. 2010
Note: Will be held in Dixson Library when published Call No. TBA
Text refers to: Semester 1 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Group or Individual Essay 20% 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-7 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Multiple Choice Questions 20%
Assessment Notes
multiple choice questions
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-7 GA: 1, 4, 6
Practical Report 15% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 3, 6 GA: 1, 4, 6, 8
Seminar 20%
Assessment Notes
Seminar/pamphlet presentation
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-7 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 25%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-7 GA, 1, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. document a clear picture of the Australian sheep industry;
  2. articulate their understanding of the inherently variable nature of wool and meat as a product;
  3. compare components of wool variability namely: fleece weight, diameter length and density, staple strength, style, colour, vegetable fault and dark fibre contamination;
  4. describe the major environmental challenges to sheep production namely: health and disease, physiological demand and breeding and genetics;
  5. quantify the importance of genetics and selection on improving returns per head;
  6. articulate the role that grazing and nutritional management have in determining returns per hectare from sheep;
  7. describe bench marking of the sheep enterprise and how the knowledge can be transferred into action within the sheep production sector.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Notes, assignments 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Seminar 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
Notes 		True
4 Information Literacy
Assignments 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Assignments 		True True
8 Team Work
Assignments 		True True
   

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