HET201 Applied Ethology and Animal Welfare
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Course responsible: Ruth Catriona Margaret Newberry
Teachers: Knut Egil Bøe
ECTS credits: 10
Faculty: Faculty of Biosciences
Teaching language: NO
(NO=norsk, EN=Engelsk)
(NO=norsk, EN=Engelsk)
Teaching exam periods:
This course starts in the Autumn parallel session. The teaching and evaluation for this course occurs in the Autumn parallel session.
Course frequency: Annually
First time: Study year 2003-2004
Course contents:
There will be lectures 2-4 hours/week on social behaviour, animal-human interactions, maternal behaviour, behavioural development, ethological needs, animal welfare concepts and indicators, animal emotions and motivations, behavioural disorders, the Norwegian Animal Welfare Act and regulations, and behaviour of the main agricultural species. There will be small group practical exercises on behavioural observation at the NMBU Centre for Animal Research, and herd welfare assessment at commercial farms. After each exercise, group members will prepare a short presentation and discuss their data in the light of relevant subject material from HET201. Written group reports will be submitted for evaluation. The structure and scope of the exercises will be adapted according to the number of students in the course.
Learning outcome:
Learning activities:
Lectures will be given on the main concepts in applied ethology and animal welfare. These topics are discussed with application to the main agricultural animal species in student-organized colloquia for which students read relevant literature in advance. Questions for discussion are provided by the instructors. Students work in small groups on practical assignments including behavioural observations and herd evaluations, and deliver presentations and reports on their findings.
Teaching support:
In addition to the lectures, the instructors will supervise the practical exercises conducted in small groups. An overview of the course will be provided at the start of the course.
Syllabus:
Jensen, P. (Ed.), 2009. The Ethology of Domestic Animals An Introductory Text, 2nd Edition, CABI, Wallingford, UK. Chapters 1-9, 11-13.
Styringsgruppen for Dyrevelferd - forsknings- og kunnskapsbehov, 2005. Forskningsbehov innen dyrevelferd i Norge. Rapport fra Styringsgruppen. Norges forskningsråd, Oslo NO. ISBN online version (pdf) 82-12-02157-2. www.forskningsradet.no/publikasjoner. Chapters I4-11, III1-7, VIII1.
Norwegian Animal Welfare Act and Regulations, https://lovdata.no.
Relevant scientific journal articles and reports.
Prerequisites:
HFX130D
Recommended prerequisites:
Mandatory activity:
Animal-human interactions: Students will work in groups. Each group will give a brief summary of the impacts of positive and negative handling procedures on animal behaviour, welfare and production of animals based on 3-5 scientific articles. The results will be presented to the other students. The group's presentation must be approved in order for the group members to sit for the exam, but is not graded.
Reports on behavioural observations and herd welfare assessment must be submitted in Canvas by the deadline in order to be allowed access to the final written exam.
Assessment:
Group reports on the practical exercises aimed at skills-development (
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All graded activities must be passed to pass the course. Longitudinal assessment: A - E / Not passed.
Nominal workload:
The total student workload will be 300 hours. A suitable distribution of time would be: Lectures and reading of course literature: 150 hours. Colloquia, including preparation: 25 hours. Practical exercises with reports: 100 hours. Studying for the exam: 25 hours.
Entrance requirements:
GSK
Reduction of credits:
-
Type of course:
4 hours of lectures per week; remainder group work.
Note:
The course is taught partly in English, partly in Norwegian.
Examiner:
The course coordinator discusses course design with the external examiner. The external examiner assesses a selection of the written examinations.
Allowed examination aids: A1 No calculator, no other aids
Examination details: Continuous exam: A - E / Ikke bestått