# ANSC20050

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Academic Year 2025/2026

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#### Principles of Dairy Production (ANSC20050)

Subject:
:   Animal Science

College:
:   Health & Agricultural Sciences

School:
:   Agriculture & Food Science

Level:
:   2 (Intermediate)

Credits:
:   5

Module Coordinator:
:   Professor Karina Pierce

Trimester:
:   Spring

Mode of Delivery:
:   On Campus

Internship Module:
:   No

How will I be graded?
:   Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The specific components addressed in this module include: Sustainable dairy production systems, with a focus on environmental, economic and social sustainability; the dairy industry nationally and internationally - current position and future trends; seasonality of production, product quality and implications for processing and marketing. Principles of dairy production and management practices as they relate to sustainable production systems, especially in relation to nutrition/feeding, breeding, reproduction. Costs and returns and factors affecting profitability will also be addressed. Each student is required to complete a project (library based) that will enable them to more closely examine and analyse a particular aspect of dairy production and will facilitate further development of their ICT Information/ Communication/Technology and inter-personal skills.

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### What will I learn?

###### Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module the students should be able to: Outline the key facts about the dairy enterprise and industry and be able to describe various production systems. Explain systems of sustainable dairy production in terms of the applications of key principles, concepts and ideas. Analyse systems of production both from the biological/technical and financial perspectives, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and make recommendations for remedial action as appropriate. Outline the sources of reliable information relevant to each enterprise, including the role of the Irish research organisations. Evaluate, organise and present information from a variety of sources.

### How will I learn?

###### Student Effort Hours:

| Student Effort Type | Hours |
| --- | --- |
| Specified Learning Activities | 24 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 56 |
| Lectures | 24 |
| Practical | 4 |
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| --- | --- |
| Total | 108 |

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###### Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Content for this module will be delivered through lectures and also involves an individual project (literature review).

### Am I eligible to take this module?

###### Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

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###### Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
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### How will I be assessed?

###### Assessment Strategy

| Description | Timing | Component Scale | Must Pass Component | % of Final Grade | In Module Component Repeat Offered |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Exam (In-person): MCQ Exam | Week 6 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 25 | No |
| Exam (In-person): MCQ Exam | Week 12 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 25 | No |
| Individual Project: The project will involve a literature review on a factor affecting profitability in Irish dairy production. | Week 12 | Graded | No | 50 | No |

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###### Carry forward of passed components

No

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### What happens if I fail?

| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
| --- | --- |
| Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |

*Please see [Student Jargon Buster](https://www.ucd.ie/students/services/ucdstudentjargonbuster/) for more information about remediation types and timing.* \

### Assessment feedback

###### Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment\
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment\

###### How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

### Associated Staff

| Name | Role |
| --- | --- |
| Mr Michael Doran | Tutor |
| Dr Nicholas Ryan | Tutor |
| Dr Stafford Vigors | Tutor |

### When is this module offered?

**Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.**

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spring | Field Trip | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 28 | Fri 10:00 - 12:50 |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 09:00 - 10:50 |
| Spring | Tutorial | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Tues 13:00 - 13:50 |

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