Explore the programs and courses offered by Animal Production
Browse Programs Admission InformationThe program of this training provides the student with a solid profile in a discipline among the life sciences both laboratory and field. It aims to open up prospects for training profiles and occupations in which knowledge of animal production problems is important.
The objective of this discipline is to provide training with a broad spectrum of knowledge and skills in animal biology and physiology, allowing access to a wide variety of sectors: agronomy, veterinary medicine, agri-food, biotechnology, environment.... etc.
Core courses are designed to provide students with the fundamentals of animal biology. They generally cover the essential concepts necessary to understand the basic principles of the discipline. Some examples of topics covered in the core courses include:
1. Feeding and rationing
The objective of this course is to teach the student the basics of determining nutritional needs and establishing food rations. At the end of this course, the student must be made aware of the impact of feeding on the maintenance of livestock and the quality of their production.
2. Reproductive physiology
The objective to be achieved varies according to the speculations, 1calf/cow/year; 3 births/ewes/2 years. Births maintain the level of milk production. Biotechnological pathways help to achieve significant numerical productivity and genetic quality of high-potential genetic products. These modern techniques make it possible to schedule the births according to a forraged calendar.
3. Genetic selection and improvement
The objective of teaching is to improve performance by acting on the environment or on the additive genetic value of farm animals. Genetic improvement by these two routes inbreeding consists of improving in pure race while maintaining the genetic pools or outbreeding favorable to the creation of new strains.
4. Feed
The teaching objectives are knowledge of food for domestic animals classification, determination of nutritional value, criteria for choice of food...
Advanced subjects deepen the concepts and techniques presented in the basic courses and introduce more specialized areas. Several courses highlight the mastery of business techniques (project management, quality management, human resources management, business creation, innovation and valorisation). They will enable students to acquire the technical and managerial skills required in management positions (companies, local authorities).
Many agronomists specializing in animal production find jobs at Algerian and even foreign universities as well as in industry where they often pursue research activities. Others choose education in public or private schools, or use their knowledge in the media or public administrations, in the fields of environmental protection, public health, agriculture, etc. Others work in private environmental consulting offices, local development or environmental NGOs.
This licence leads to a very wide spectrum of training
- Master in Biology and Physiology of Animal Nutrition
- Master in Reproductive Biology
- Master in Animal Biology and Physiology
- Master in Reproductive Biotechnology
- Master in Innovation and exploitation of biotechnological techniques
- Master in Animal Health
Some examples of proposed advanced topics include:
1. Breeding ruminants
The objective of the course is to teach the student about the different breeds of cattle, sheep and goats as well as the techniques used in the breeding of ruminants.
2. Small farms
The objective of the teaching is to teach the student to know the different categories of poultry and rabbit, as well as the techniques of conducting the breeding of the various strains of poultry (meat, laying, breeding) and rabbit.
3. Buildings, Hygiene and Prophylaxis
The objective of teaching is to teach the student the main diseases of farm animals and the means of prevention. This teaching also aims to show the importance of hygiene and its impact on animal health
4. Beekeeping
The objective of the course is to acquire knowledge in beekeeping. Analysis of the main constraints on beekeeping production, study of management techniques, bee products.
5. Pastoralism
The subject of pastoralism should allow students to identify a pastoral area and recognize the animal and plant species that are there and consider the necessary arrangements for better exploitation while protecting places .
6. Practical training
The principle of the internship is the acquisition of life skills in a company or within a laboratory,
the ability to take responsibility and the possibility of integration into a host team as well as to deepen this knowledge.
In the case of a Bachelor’s offer: Bachelor in Experimental Sciences
In the case of a master’s offer: Bachelor in animal production, veterinary sciences .