Biotechnology Applied to Livestock Industries (BIOT7038)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2022
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Chemistry & Molec Biosciences
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
External
Class hours
4 Contact hours
Prerequisite
Science Degree or equivalent
Recommended prerequisite
BIOT7037
Assessment methods
On-line Quiz, Critical Review and Oral Presentation
Course enquiries
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This course will provide a broad understanding of the applications of biotechnologies in livestock industries, including innovations in animal breeding, animal health, and the ethical and regulatory implications of new technologies (e.g. gene-editing). The course also covers, in detail, specific enabling technologies that have allowed translational changes in livestock industries including reproductive technologies (e.g. in vitro fertilization, cloning), genomic selection, gene-editing, and molecular biology methods (enabling new diagnostics and new vaccines). Using these enabling technologies, the course will describe in-depth the recent advances in livestock breeding and their importance for sustainable food production. Ethical, regulatory and social implications of livestock biotechnologies, including the implications for animal welfare and food production will also be covered. Students will learn about the current global trends in livestock production and how cutting edge biotechnological tools are changing industries to meet increasing demands for meat and dairy products.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) | St Lucia | Flexible Delivery | Course Profile |