Animal Health 600 Hours Diploma

The following compulsory modules provide foundation knowledge for the Diploma in Animal Health.

1 Animal Anatomy And Physiology (Animal Husbandry I) BAG101

Working with animals? Get back to basics! Gain a thorough foundation knowledge of animal anatomy and physiology. This is essential for careers requiring good animal care and management. An excellent starting point for working with animals in any situation (farms, pets, zoos, wildlife, animal protection). Learn at your own pace through distance learning. Learn More....

2 Animal Health Care VAG100

Learn through Home Study/Online courses all about Animal Health Care. An excellent vocational pathway towards employment in the Veterinary industry. Learn to care for the health of any type of animal and understand the scope of services offered by animal care services, including veterinary practices. This course is appropriate for anyone interested in working with animals on a farm, a wildlife park or a veterinary practice. It is a sound foundation course and designed to cover most of what is found in a typical veterinary assistants course in many countries around the world. The welfare of animals is an essential part of animal husbandry and this home study course provides an excellent opportunity to start your career now. Learn More....

3 Animal Feed & Nutrition (Animal Husbandry III) BAG202

What balance of nutrients do your animals need? How can you provide this? This Online - Distance Learning course will teach you about the components needed in animal diets and the composition of a range of feeds (including pasture, fodder crops, grasses, cereals, seed and other edible plants). You will learn to evaluate feeding, select appropriate feeds (for nutritional content and digestability), and apply this to farming situations. feeding and select appropriate feeds - for digestibility and nutritional content - applicable to real life farming situations. Learn More....

4 Animal Diseases BAG219

Routine disease investigations are based on clinical, pathological and epidemiological evidence. If there is a need for conclusive identification of a disease or condition, an accurate laboratory diagnosis should be obtained. It is particularly important, especially in the case of infectious diseases that the final diagnosis rests on adequate aetiological evidence. In most cases disease investigations are carried out by qualified government stock inspectors and/or veterinarians. It helps for animal owners to understand and be able to recognise diseases conditions that may affect their animals, so that timely intervention can occur. Learn More....

5 Animal Welfare BAG224

This course is an absolute must for Animal Lovers everywhere. The standards of the well-being of animals (Animal Welfare), varies a lot and are under constant debate and review. The standards are devised and revised constantly by various bodies worldwide, including: animal welfare groups, legislators and academics. There are a number of measures employed in Animal Welfare Science, although there is disagreement as to which one of these give researchers into the subject, the best information. Learn More....

Elective Modules: In addition to the core modules, you will study one of the subjects below. Choose to add to your general skills in animal healthcare, or direct and personalise your diploma to an industry (e.g. Farming, Veterinary, Zoos etc.) by studying pet care, carnivore zoology, zoo keeping or a specific type of animal. You can choose your elective course at the beginning of your studies, or wait until you have a clearer idea of where your career interest is. Whatever you choose, your elective course will compliment the compulsory modules and help bring your Diploma in Animal Health together.

• Animal Behaviour BAG203
• Pet Care AAG100
• Animal Health (Animal Husbandry II) BAG201
• Natural Health Care for Animals BAG218
• Primatology BEN210
• Herpetology BEN209
• Primatology BEN210
• Sheep BAG210
• Beef Cattle BAG206
• Dairy Cattle BAG205
• Goat Farming BAG223
• Pigs BAG209
• Dog Care BAG105
• Domestic Cat Care BAG107
• Carnivore Zoology BEN219
• Zoo Keeping BEN208

Note: each module in the Certificate in Animal Health is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.