Department of Animal Science
Advancing livestock production through cutting-edge research, innovative teaching, and sustainable management practices to ensure food security and affordable animal protein for all.
The Department of Animal Science formally known as the Department of Animal Science and Fisheries came to being alongside with other Departments during the establishment of the College of Agriculture in the year 2007. This Department opened its door to commence academic activities as well as admit its first set of undergraduate students in 2007/2008 academic session on Wednesday 8th October 2008, and graduated them in 2011/2012 academic session on 27th June, 2012. The department of Animal Science since its inception has continued to offer courses without any disruption of academic session.
Livestock production is ever dynamic due to dynamism in the human population and demand pattern for livestock and its product. These shifts bring about changes in production systems. In the last decades, new technologies, innovation, emphasis and challenges to livestock production have emerged. Of necessity, new ways have to be found to make room for the adoption of these new technologies, embrace the new emphases and have to proffer solution to the new challenges. Pursuant to these therefore, and in line with the vision and mission of this University, the Department of Animal Science propose a research agenda to be put forward for consideration as part of the Postgraduate programmes of the University.
Location
Department of Animal Science is among the seven departments floated by the College of Agriculture in the Faculty of Agricultural Production and Management, which is located in Ejigbo. The town is located along the border between Oyo and Osun State. The faculty is currently having four (4) Departments with students admitted into their programmes.
Dynamic Livestock Production
The department recognizes the dynamic nature of livestock production due to changes in human population and demand patterns. We continuously adapt our curriculum to incorporate new technologies, innovations, and solutions to emerging challenges in the livestock industry.
Vision
Our vision is to graduate excellent students that can contribute to the development of livestock industry, ensure the sustenance of livestock product and by-product for human and provision of affordable animal protein.
Mission
Our mission is to be an exemplary department of excellence providing high quality teaching, learning and research experience, this will lead the production of employable graduate, entrepreneurs, scholars, researchers and professionals in the field of livestock production and managements, and animal health management that will be capable of having impact on their environment while being globally competitive.
Head, Department of Animal Science
OSUNKEYE Jacob. O.
Senior Lecturer
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE • ANIMAL SCI
Academic Programmes
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Bachelor of Agriculture (B. Agric.)Animal Science
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Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)Animal Science
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Master of Science (M.Sc.)Animal Science
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Animal Science
Research Activities
The Department research activity is centred on basic and applied research in:
Research Facilities
The following research facilities are being developed:
Grants & Awards
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UNIOSUN/TETFund/17/12"Establishment of open nucleus breeding colony for rabbit (Oryctolagus cunniculus) small holder production system in Osun State"
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UNIOSUN/TETFund/14/005"Performance, carcass characteristic and economics of production of broilers fed cowpea testa-based diet"
