Animal Husbandry & Dairying

Animal Husbandry and Dairying Education in Bsc or Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate Agriculture Science and Technology course. Animal Husbandry is the agricultural practicing course of breeding and raising livestock and Dairying is the branch of agriculture which encompasses the breeding, raising and utilization of dairy animals mainly cows to produce milks and different types of dairy products processed from it. The duration of such course is about 4 years and it is really career generating in nature which will ultimately offers many career opportunities to the students after completion of graduation.

Eligibility to got Admit on this Course:
Degree course in Animal Husbandry and Dairy technology requires from candidates who have passed 10+2 examination along with the subjects Physics, Chemistry, English, Mathematics or Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture with minimum of 50 percentages of marks.

Course Details:
As described by various universities and colleges for the Animal Husbandry and Dairying, the syllabus or course detail of this program is given below:

• Animal Physiology
• Animal Nutrition
• Livestock Production and Management
• Population Genetics Applied to Animal Breeding
• Genetics and Animal Breeding
• Breeding Systems

However, course details can be changed university to university and subject can vary country to country but the overall details and study would remain same for all.

Candidates who are willing to study this course, should have scientific temper and willing to work hard, commitment and enquiring mind with cleanliness. They need to be prepared themselves to live in the remote areas or far away from the comfort zone of the city. This course will also help those who want to go further for higher degrees. The candidate should have the capacity of caring animals and understand their problems.

How Animal Husbandry and Dairying Education could be benefited:

Candidates, who will complete this course, can get job in private as well public sector in dairy farms as well. They can also get job in cooperatives, dairy product manufacturing companies, diary processing industries and quality control departments as well. Beside this, people having biology back ground also have the opportunity to get job in dairy industries for tasks like production, breeding, processing, pasteurization etc. Those who are from management backgrounds can have job prospects in marketing and distribution department of dairy industries. This course will also help you if you want to go in the field of dairy technology, should not mind living away from cities in rural areas without basic comforts and should be comfortable working in cattle fields.

Career Opportunities:

As already discussed earlier, the career prospects of Animal Husbandry and Dairying Education is huge and you can get job in different employment areas:

• Academic Institutes
• Agricultural Sector
• Dairy Products Companies
• Milk Plants
• Animal Research Centers
• Veterinary Hospitals

There are different Job types that you could find after completion of BSc. In Animal Husbandry and Dairying Education:

• Veterinary Officer
• Dairy Sales Executive
• Assistant Sales Manager
• Junior Logistic Officer
• Market development Manager
• Quality Control Head
• Institutional Sales or Business Development Manager