Animal Husbandry Engineering, MSc

Overview

The field of Animal Husbandry Engineering is broad and the program reflects this diversity, with emphasis on physiology, nutrition, and genetics, gene conservation, functional food and molecular biology, which are the key research areas of the institute.

Syllabus

1. Applied Genetics, Physiology of Production Traits, Informatics and Computing, Applied Biochemistry, Microbiology, World Animal Husbandry, Aquatic Ecology and Hydrobiology, Livestock Judging, Fodder and Food Chemistry, Reproductive Biology, Biometry, Cytogenetics, Molecular Genetics in Animal Breeding, Animal Nutrition, Feed Preparation, Processing, Mixing and Trading, Ecological Management of Animals, Inland Fisheries Management, Recording and Breeding Programs.
2. Management, Molecular Genetics in Animal Breeding, Application of Biotechnology in Animal Breeding, Feed Analysis, Food Safety, Quality and Auditing, Scientific Writing, Meat and Milk Processing, Nutrition Therapy, Organization of Breeding, Sectoral Economics and Planning, Management of Local Genetic Recourses, Thesis.

Career prospects:

Postgraduates may progress to a PhD or find employment in animal science research, lecturing, consultancy or other science-based sectors of the animal science industry.