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WOOL472 Wool Biology and Measurement

Updated: 16 January 2013
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
15 April 2013 17 April 2013 Mandatory School held in Melbourne; students are reimbursed by AWET for travel costs.
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites ANPR211
Co-requisites None
Restrictions WOOL432 or WOOL442 or WOOL532 or WOOL542 or WOOL572
Notes None
Combined Units WOOL572 - Wool Biology and Measurement
Coordinator(s) Emma Doyle (edoyle3@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Wool Biology and Measurement cover the molecular structure of the wool fibre, wool follicle formation and cellular and molecular processes. The characteristics of wool follicles and fibre are related to aspects of wool measurement and its effect on sheep selection, prediction formulae and processing performance. The unit explains the procedures and measurements involved to objectively specify the Australian wool clip.

Important Information

Where calculators are permitted in examinations, it must be selected from an approved list, which can be accessed from the Further Information link below.

Further information
Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 20% 1500
Assessment Notes
Topic Choice
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2, 4
Report 20% 1500
Assessment Notes
Laboratory Report
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Seminar 15%
Assessment Notes
15 minutes
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Test 15%
Assessment Notes
Multiple choice questions
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 30%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-4, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an understanding of the initiation and development, and function and structure of mammalian wool and describe the differences in skin structure between different sheep breeds;
  2. explain the ultrastructure of the wool fibre and describe the chemical composition of the various cells composing the wool fibre;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of the principles of measurement and their relationship with sampling regimes, and an understanding of the impact of test results on sheep selection, processing prediction formulae and processing performance;
  4. describe the main techniques and procedures of measuring yield, fibre diameter, staple length, strength and position of break, colour, fibre curvature and resistance to compression;
  5. demonstrate an understanding of the principles of new measurements including dark or medullated fibres and non-wool contamination.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Taught in lectures, assessed through written assignments, and examinations. Students gain familiarity with practical aspects of the field through a mandatory industry tour. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students develop their written communication skills through the completion of two assignments. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are taught how to use a range of agricultural databases to source scholarly,peer-reviewed articles to support the arguments developed in their assignments 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Students will be critically analyse the literature and current meat industry practices and present their arguments inassignemnt form 		True True True
   

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