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Animal Science

 College/Institution: CVMA

Department/School/Center: Animal Science

Program title: BSc in Animal Science

Program duration (in years): Three for regular

Study Language: English

Credits and the equivalent ECTS:     ECTS – 181 and 111 Cr. Hr.

Mode of delivery: Regular

Program Objective:

General objective – to produce qualified and self employable professionals in the field of animal sciences and cultivate research oriented and competent professionals for research centers, Universities, ministries and nongovernmental organizations.

Specific objectives – the specific objectives of the program are to:

  • produce competent animal sciences professionals who could serve as experts and entrepreneurs;
  • produce professionals who carry out extension activities in animal sciences
  • participate in animal sciences research activities;
  • develop responsible, dedicated, hard working, accurate and team working professionals with positive attitude to rural development ;
  • produce professionals who can give consultative services to solve animal related problems for various community groups;
  • produce professionals who have technical innovation in animal sciences development;
  • produce innovative graduates with good professional ethics and responsibility to work towards national development goals.

Admission requirements

  • Successful completion of the 10+2 preparatory program with Natural Science background,
  • Advance standing placement for holders of diploma in animal science and/or related fields who meet the criteria set by the department,
  • Special admission, admission as part-time students, admission for students with general certificate of education equivalent to the preparatory program and students who seek to transfer from other higher learning institutions of equivalent standard to the program may be granted admission provided that they meet the respective admission criteria of the department, and
  • All other requirements of the university & pass points in entrance exam.

Graduation requirement – the student:

  • Should take a minimum of 181 ECTS (111 credits); a minimum CGPA & MGPA of 2.00; and No “F” grade in any course.

 

Classification of courses into core, elective, basic/supportive modules

 

Core module

No Core Module code
1 Feed production and Rangeland management 03
2 Animal Nutrition and its application 04
3 Fisheries & aquaculture 05
4 Animal Behavior and Welfare 06
5 Livestock research tools 07
6 Animal Genetics and Breed Improvement 08
7 Non-Ruminant Animals Production 09
8 Animal diseases and Veterinary public health 10
9 Ruminant Animals Production 11
10 Apiculture 12
11 Livestock products and by-products processing technologies 13
12 Senior seminar and research project 14

Common or supportive modules

No Supportive Module number
1 Generic and Moral Skills 01
2 Anatomy and Physiology of farm animals 02
3 Farm Animals Business Management and Extension 15

     Clustering of courses into modules by Year

No Module name Course name Course ECTS Module ECTS Year Semester
 

 

 

 

 

 

1

  

Basic English Skills

(Enla-M1013)

 

 

 

 

 

 Communicative

English Skills

  

5

  

 

 

 

 

 

20

  

1

  

1
Basic writing

skills

  

5

  

1

  

2
Civics & Ethics

(CEst-M1023)

 Civics                  and

Ethics

  

5

  

1

  

1
Introduction to

Computer

Application (Comp-M1203)

 Introduction to

Computer

Application

  

 

 

5

  

 

 

1

  

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

2

 Animal

Anatomy and

Physiology (AnSc-M2023)

 Animal

Anatomy and

Physiology

  

 

 

5

  

 

 

5

  

 

 

1

  

 

 

1
 

 

 

3

  

 

 

Feed Production and Range Management

(AnSc-M2031)

 Introduction to

Crop production

  

5

  

 

 

 

15

  

1

  

1
Forage and

Pasture

Production

  

 

5

  

 

1

  

 

1
Range Ecology and

Management

  

5

  

1

  

1
 

 

 

4

  

Animal Nutrition and its Application

(AnSc-M2041)

 Biochemistry  

5

  

 

 

 

 

15

  

1

  

2
Principle of

Animal

Nutrition

  

 

5

  

 

1

  

 

2
Applied Animal

Nutrition and

Feed Processing

  

 

5

  

 

1

  

 

2
 

5

 Fisheries and

Aquaculture (AnSc-M2051)

 Fisheries            and

Aquaculture

  

5

  

5

  

1

  

2

 

6

 Animal

Welfare       and

Behavior

(AnSc-M3061)

 Animal

Behavior and

Welfare

  

 

 

2

  

 

 

2

  

 

 

2

  

 

 

1
 

 

 

7

  

 

 

Animal Genetics and Breed Improvement

(AnSc-M3081)

 Introduction to

Animal Genetics

  

3

  

 

 

 

 

 

15

  

2

  

1
Animal

Breeding

  

5

  

2

  

1
Reproductive

Physiology and

AI

  

 

4

  

 

2

  

 

1
Animal

Biotechnology

  

3

  

2

  

1
 

 

 

 

 

 

8

  

 

 

Non Ruminant Animals Production

(AnSc-M3091)

 Poultry

Production and Hatchery Management

  

 

6

  

 

 

 

 

 

16

  

 

 

2

  

 

 

1
Swine

Production

  

3

  

2

  

1
Equine Production and draft animal power utilization  

 

5

  

 

 

2

  

 

 

2
Practical in

Animal Science I

  

2

  

2

  

2
 

 

 

 

9

  

 

 

 

Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

(AnSc-M3101)

 General

Microbiology

  

5

  

 

 

 

 

16

  

2

  

2
Veterinary

Parasitology

  

3

  

2

  

2
Animal Health

And Disease

Control

  

 

5

  

 

2

  

 

2
Food Hygiene

And Veterinary

Public Health

  

 

3

  

 

2

  

 

2
 

 

 

10

  

 

Ruminant animals production

(AnSc-M4111)

 Dairy Cattle

Production

  

5

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

  

3

  

1
Beef Cattle

Production

  

5

  

3

  

1
Camel

Production

  

3

  

3

  

1
 

Sheep and Goat

Production

  

 

5

  

3

  

1
Practical in Animal Science

II

  

3

  

1

11 Apiculture

(AnSc-M4121)

 Apiculture 5 5 3 1
 

 

 

12

  

Livestock product and by-products Processing technology

(AnSc-M4131)

 Hide and skin

processing

  

3

  

 

 

8

  

3

  

1
Livestock

Products Processing technology

  

 

5

  

 

 

 

3

  

 

 

 

2
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farm Animals Business Management and Extension

(AnSc-M4153)

 Introduction to

Agri. Economics

  

3

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

  

3

  

2
Farm

management

  

3

  

3

  

2
Livestock and

Livestock products and by- products marketing

  

 

3

  

 

3

  

 

2
Agricultural Project Planning and Analysis  

5

  

3

  

2
Entrepreneurship

and       Small Business Management

          3  

 

3

  

 

2
Rural Sociology

and Agricultural

Extension

  

 

5

  

3

  

2
 

14

 Senior

Seminar and research project (AnSc-M4141)

 

 Senior Seminar  

2

  

 

 

5

  

3

  

1
Senior Research

Project

  

3

  

3

  

2
 

 

15

  

 

Livestock research tools

(AnSc-M3071)

 Introduction           to

statistics

  

5

  

 

 

 

13

  

2

  

1
Biometry 5 2 2
Research

Methods in

Animal Sciences

  

 

3

  

 

2

  

 

2