Animals Department

Animals Department

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Pigglet looking at the camera The Animals Department is currently composed of 21 teaching and 9 technical staff and is involved in the following areas: Animal Science, Animal Husbandry, Animal Health & Veterinary Nursing and Food Science & Ethics. The department contributes to all the programme areas delivered by the College, principally to the Agricultural related courses and in particular the Animal related courses. The courses offered by the College are detailed in the courses section of the web site.

Future developments include courses in Animal Behaviour & Welfare, Animal Science, Food & Consumer Studies, Food Quality and Business Management. The department has a range of facilities to support these functions. Within the ‘ Animal Science Research Centre (ASRC)’ there is a well developed range of ruminant facilities which house sheep, beef and dairy cattle, a pig & poultry unit, which support teaching, research and reach-out in addition there is an expanding companion animal facilities which include a Veterinary Nursing unit.

Members of the Animals department are also active in the College research and Continuing Vocational Education initiatives. Details of the individual interests and current work are given in their staff profiles.

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