About the program
The animal production and extension program is launched to produce competent professionals responding to current needs to generate problem solving research output for the advancement of animal production & livestock extension in the country, to disseminate the animal production and livestock extension knowledge, skill and information for various stockholders.
Admission Requirements
- Students who pass preparatory school or equivalent examinations and fulfil the rules and regulations of the University as well as the Ministry of Education (MoE);
- Advance-standing students who meet the requirement of rules and regulations of MoE and the University will be accepted and should have, diploma or above in agricultural extension, animal science, animal production, animal heath, biology or related natural science disciplines.
- Recommendation from an employer (optional for private applicants) and
- Two years of working experience, for TVET graduates. When found necessary the faculty or the University will administer an additional entrance examination.
Nomineculture:
- In English “ Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Production and Extension
- In Amharic “በእንስሳትእርባታናስርፀትየመጀመሪያዲግሪ ”
| Department of Animal Production and Extension Administrative staffs | Animal Nutrition Principles of Genetics and Animal Breeding Poultry and Swine Production Sheep and Goat Production Beef Cattle Production Working Animals Management Dairy Cattle Production Farm Experience Skin and Hide Management Soils and Natural Resource Management Livestock in Ethiopian Economy Fishery and Aquaculture Principles of Animal Genetics Apiculture and Bee Products Processing Swine production | Ato Habtamu Ayalew ( Dept Head) University of Gondar College of Vet Medicine and Animal Sciences PoBox 196, Gondar Ethiopia Email: habtish.ayu@gmail.com +251-910178476 |
Course Breakdown
YEAR – I SEMESTER – I
| No | Course No | Course Title | Credit hours | |||
| Lecture | Practical/ Laboratory | Total | Remark | |||
| 1 | EnLa-201 | Communicative English Skills | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2 | VAEH-225 | Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals | 2 | 1 | 3 | ** |
| 3 | APE-211 | Soils and Natural Resource Management | 2 | 1 | 3 | ** |
| 4 | CvEt-201 | Civics and Ethics | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | VMIP- 211 | Introduction to Microbiology | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 | ** |
| 6 | APE-201 | Rural sociology and Extension | 3 | 3 | ||
| 7 | VPBT-211 | Biochemistry | 2 | 2 | ** | |
| Total | 16.5 | 2.5 | 19 |
YEAR – I SEMESTER – I I
| No | Course No | Course Title | Credit hours | |||
| Lecture | Practical/ Laboratory | Total | Remark | |||
| 1 | EnLa-201 | Basic Writing Skill | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | VAEA -212 | Reproductive Physiology and Biotechnology | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 | ** |
| 3 | Stat-271 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | ITEC-103 | Computer System Application | 1 | 2 | 3 | ** |
| 5 | APE-232 | Livestock in Ethiopian Economy | 2 | 2 | ||
| 6 | APE-202 | Social Psychology and Adult Learning | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | APE-212 | Off-campus Training-I | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8 | APE-222 | Economics and Agribusiness Management | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Total | 14.5 | 6.5 | 21 |
YEAR II SEMESTER – I –
| No | Course No | Course Title | Credit hours | |||
| Lecture | Practical/ Laboratory | Total | Remark | |||
| 1 | APE-311 | Fishery and Aquaculture | 2 | 1 | 3 | ** |
| 2 | APE-301 | Principles of Animal Genetics | 3 | 3 | ** | |
| 3 | APE-321 | Entrepreneurship and Business Communication | 2 | 1 | 3 | ** |
| 4 | VCMP-351 | Animal Health and Disease Control | 3 | 1 | 4 | ** |
| 5 | APE-331 | Project Planning and Management | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | APE-341 | Apiculture and Bee Products Processing | 2 | 1 | 3 | ** |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 19 |
YEAR – II SEMESTER – II
| No | Course No | Course Title | Credit hours | |||
| Lecture | Practical/ Laboratory | Total | Remark | |||
| 1 | APE-342 | Skins and Hides | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 | |
| 2 | APE-312 | Animal Breeding | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 | ** |
| 3 | APE-332 | Animal Nutrition | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | APE-352 | Capacity Building for Development | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 | |
| 5 | APE-302 | Research Methods and Experimental Designs | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | APE-322 | Crop Production and Protection | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | APE-362 | Swine Production (E) | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 | ** |
| 8 | APE-372 | Off -Campus Training-II | 2 | 2 | ** | |
| Total | 14 | 7 | 21 |
YEAR – III SEMESTER- I
| No | Course No | Course Title | Credit hours | |||
| Lecture | Practical/ Laboratory | Total | Remark | |||
| 1 | APE-411 | Gender and Cooperatives in Livestock Extension | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | APE-421 | Dairy Cattle Production and Milk Processing | 3 | 1 | 4 | ** |
| 3 | APE-431 | Community Participation and Communication Skills | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | APE-441 | Innovation System | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | APE-451 | Forage Production and Strategic Feeding | 3 | 1 | 4 | ** |
| 6 | APE-461 | Sheep and Goat Production | 2 | 1 | 3 | ** |
| 7 | APE-401 | Camel Production (E) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 17 | 3 | 20 |
YEAR – III SEMESTER – II
| No | Course No | Course Title | Credit hours | |||
| Lecture | Practical/ Laboratory | Total | Remark | |||
| 1 | APE-402 | Equines and Draft Animals Management | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | APE-412 | Marketing of Live Animals & Livestock Products | 2 | 2 | ** | |
| 3 | APE-422 | Range Ecology and Wildlife Management | 2 | 1 | 3 | ** |
| 4 | APE-432 | Senior Research Project and Scientific Paper Writing | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5 | APE-442 | Beef Cattle Production and Meat Processing | 3 | 1 | 4 | ** |
| 6 | APE-452 | Poultry Production and Hatchery Management | 2 | 1 | 3 | ** |
| 7 | APE-462 | Livestock Extension Service Planning and Management | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 19 |
**= Courses that have practical