The undergraduate programme offered by the department aims at producing qualified personnel who are trained to be Animal Scientists with competence in research and to give students a vocational training in the practical application of scientific principles to animal production.

Degree options

• Diploma in Animal Science
• BSc Agricultural Animal Science
• MSc Agric in Animal Science
• PhD Agric in Animal Science

Career possibilities

Private sector

• Animal Feed companies
• Animal Breeding stations
• Beef, sheep and goats, Pig, Poultry and Dairy production companies
• Agricultural firms
• Research Scientists
• Consultancy firms

Public sector

• National and Provincial Departments of Agriculture
• Universities

Non-Governmental Organisations

• National and International NGOs
• Research and Policy Institutions