Master in Animal Science and Pastures

The objective of the graduate program in Animal Science and Pastures is to prepare qualified professionals for teaching, research and leadership activities in projects related to the various areas of knowledge in animal production. The program's content is aimed at improving and reinforcing the students' basic academic education concepts.

The Animal Science and Pastures program incorporates several subareas of knowledge and brings together a body of researchers who seek to understand biological phenomena and their applications in animal sciences and pastures. Understanding the complexity of issues in the field of zootechnics is the central concern of the program, which is made up of specialists of high scientific level with international training in the areas of nutrition and production of ruminants and non-ruminants, breeding and molecular genetics, experimental design, genomics and biotechnology systems, physiology and animal reproduction, as well as a forage and pasture conservation nucleus.