Equine Welfare
Please Note
New Start Date
This course be offered during our Fall semester beginning September 10, 2012
Semester: Fall 2012
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Start Date: September 10, 2012
End Date: December 02, 2012
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Outcome
Credit Towards a Certificate
Credit Towards:
Location
Online
Type
Continuing Education
Scheduling
12 Weeks
There are no set times you must be online each week. It is recommended you visit the course site at least 3 times a week. Students should expect to spend10 hours per week on completing the course readings, assignments and participating in the group discussions.
Tuition Fees
$625.00 $CRN
Description
Equine Welfare is intended to stimulate thought and discussion in the equine industry regarding horse welfare. The course introduces concepts and definitions of animal welfare. Students will discuss how to recognize negative emotional states, how welfare can be objectively assessed in the horse, and specific practices which may compromise horse welfare.
This course is entirely online and no travel to the University of Guelph is required.
This course is a core (required) course in the Equine Welfare Certficate This is a new certificate offered by Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare and Equine Guelph.
The Equine Welfare Certificate core courses include:
- Equine Welfare
- Advanced Equine Behaviour
- Advanced Equine Health through Nutrition or Equine Nutrition
- Global Perspectives in Animal and Equine Welfare
Students choose 2 elective courses:
- Health & Disease Prevention
- The Equine Industry
- Equine Nutrition or Advanced Equine Health through Nutrition
- Advanced Equine Anatomy
Designed For
Students who have a desire to improve their own understanding and raise awareness of horse welfare including housing, management practices and procedures that can affect horse welfare. Students backgrounds will include: Animal protection workers, rescue facility operators, by-law enforcement and police officers, equine associations, animal welfare organizations and government regulatory agencies.
Objectives
- Learn the history and schools of thought on animal welfare
- Describe the various scientific approaches to defining and assessing equine welfare
- Learn how equine welfare is measured from animal-based and environmental-based perspectives
- Be able to make objective and evidence based judgements on horse welfare
Assessment Method
Online quizzes, participation in online discussions and written assignments submitted online.
Course Topics
- Equine Welfare and ethics
- Human-equine interaction
- Health, disease, nutrition, behaviour and the quality of life
- Alternative therapies and animal welfare
- Human uses and abuses - welfare issues in different industries
Course Prerequisites
This course is part of the Equine Welfare Certificate. Students are required to have completed Management of the Equine Environment, Equine Behaviour and one additional course in the Equine Science Certificate program.(Health & Disease Prevention, Equine Nutrition, Functional Anatomy, Growth & Development, Equine Genetics or Exercise Physiology)
Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent OR at least 18 years of age.
Required Materials Provided:
How to obtain Course Materials
Required Materials Not Provided:
Textbooks
Equine Welfare (Confirmed)
Edition: First
Author(s): C. Wayne McIlwraith and Bernard E. Rollin (Eds)
Published by: Wiley-Blackwell in 2011
Other
For more information, Contact Marjory Gaouette:
Phone: 519-824-4120 ext. 53862
Email: m.gaouette@uoguelph.ca
These course details are based on information provided to date by the associated academic department or the course instructor. Course specific information remains subject to change until the actual date of course commencement. In the event of a discrepancy between the course information provided here and on the course website, the course website will be taken as official.