Master in Animal Production

University of Tripoli - Department of Animal Production

Description

The Department of Animal Production grants a master's degree in animal production in the fields of nutrition, physiology, and breeding for farm animals and poultry.

To obtain a master's degree, the student must pass a minimum of 36 credits during 6 semesters, including 13 credits (compulsory specialized courses), 6-9 credits (elective specialized courses), 6 credits (supporting courses), and 6 credits (research).

Masters holders in animal production are highly qualified to manage projects and research centers, provide accurate scientific advice and teach at universities, colleges and higher institutes.

Objectives

The postgraduate program at the Department of Animal Production aims to:

  • Use the concepts of agricultural and animal sciences in the field of animal production.
  • Use of scientific research and the postgraduate program in meeting the needs of society and dealing with environmental changes.
  • Determine the needs of the agriculture colleges, institutes and research centers in various fields covering all disciplines of animal production sciences.
  • Qualify the agricultural engineers and scientific competencies in the field of animal production sciences, which makes them able to carry out academic and practical tasks at professional levels.
  • Carry out independent scientific research or in partnership with public or private sector institutions, which contributes to providing innovative scientific solutions to the problems and challenges facing the livestock sector in Libya.

Outcomes

A graduate of the Department of Animal Production with a master's degree is able to:

  • Apply scientific and practical knowledge in the field of animal production.
  • Identify local natural and human resources that are linked to food security.
  • Using available resources to maximize food security.
  • Using scientific methods to solve problems facing the livestock sector.
  • Benefit from global changes in the field of animal production.

Knowledge & understanding

  • Design and conduct research experiments and know the correct way to collect and analyze data and translate the results in a logical and scientific manner.
  • Remember the scientific information in the different fields of animal sciences and go deeper into the field of his major.
  • Study the problems facing the field of animal production and find out the optimal solutions to treat them.
  • Learn the research plans and strategies used to raise animal productivity in the private and public sectors.
  • Identify the global variables affecting the field of animal production.

Mental skills

  • Distinguish the different factors affecting animal production to improve them and achieve the desired productive and economic efficiency.
  • Analyze the problems and obstacles facing the livestock sector and compare the available alternatives to achieve the objectives of agricultural establishments and sectors.
  • Linke between the theoretical study and the field study in order to achieve economic development in the animal production industries.
  • Determine the agricultural and industrial sectors that support animal production and the best ways to benefit from them in enhancing animal productivity.
  • Explain the causes of the global changes affecting the field of animal production.

Practical & professional skills

  • Apply scientific knowledge in practice and be able to deal with farm animals professionally.
  • Conduct laboratory and statistical analyzes of research according to scientific standards.
  • Use available agricultural and technical resources for the development of animal productivity.
  • Deduce the appropriate solutions to the problems facing animal production.
  • Work in all scientific and practical committees related to developing animal production.

Generic and transferable skills

  • Use computer programs to collect data, analyze data, present results, write reports and do scientific research.
  • Use of modern laboratory techniques related to animal production experiments.
  • Teamwork, communication and effective dialogue with specialists in the fields of animal production sciences.
  • Manage research centers and agricultural projects.
  • Commitment.

Certificate Rewarded

Master's degree in agricultural sciences - majoring in animal production.

Entry Reuirements

For admission to the Master`s degree at the Faculty of Agriculture, the following is required:

1. The applicant must have a bachelor's degree in agricultural sciences or equivalent certificates recognized by the competent authority for certificate equivalency.

2. The applicant should not have been previously dismissed from a postgraduate program in any other educational institution.

3. The applicant must pass the admission  exam prepared by the scientific department .

4. The applicant must be a habitual resident of Libya when accepted to study at the faculty.

5. Priority for admission is given to teaching assistants who are candidates for postgraduate studies from universities and higher education institutions in Libya without burdening them with an entrance exam and comparison.

6. Candidates from public entities are subject to admission and preference exams, with the exception of candidates under provisions including scientific cooperation agreements approved and in force at the university and in a manner that does not contradict the provisions of the articles of this regulation.

7 . Foreign students who receive scholarships are accepted in accordance with the terms of the agreements concluded between the State of Libya and other countries and regional and international organizations affiliated to it.

8. Submitting evidence of the employer's approval - with regard to workers - to devote themselves to study, partially or completely.

9. Students holding higher diplomas may be admitted to the corresponding departments, provided that they take complementary courses as a condition determined by the scientific department according to the controls set forth in this bylaw.

10. The required documents, original and approved by the competent authorities, shall be submitted to the Office of Postgraduate Studies and Training at the Faculty to conduct the admission  exam in accordance with the dates set by the Department of Postgraduate Studies and Training at the University.

Study Plan

The Master in Animal Production prepares students to qualify for Master in Animal Production. The student studies several subjects which have been carefully chosen in this major to cover its different aspects.

It comprises 6 Semesters of study, in which the student will study a total of 36 units, which include 12 units of general subjects, and 9 major units, 9 of elective units. In addition to a final project in the student's major.

Study plan for this program is shown below:

1st Semester

Code Title Credits Course Type Prerequisite
AP 4144 Animal and Avian Genetics 04 General +

An introduction to genetics and its applications in agriculture - Simple Mendelian inheritance, incomplete and complete dominance - Epistasis and expected ratios- Dihybrid and Trihybred ratios and Chi-Square test- chromosomes and genes - sex-limited and sex-linked inheritance- Lethal and semi-lethal genes- linked and crossover - Mapping of chromosomes- multiple alleles- Genetic resistance to diseases - Genetic engineering techniques in animals and poultry

AP 4203 Endocrinology 03 General +

The most important hormones that are secreted from the glands and tissues of the animal body, with an indication of their vital role, treatment and criteria - the principles and mechanisms of hormonal regulation of physiological processes at the cellular and physical concepts - the available possibilities for using hormones in the medical and production fields.

ِAP 4003 Field Plot Technique 03 General +

Introduction (principles and statistical concepts) – T-test – Chi-square test – Analysis of variance (assumptions and conditions for analysis of variance – Data transformation) – One factor and factorial experiments – Completely randomized design – Complete randomized block design – Latin square design – Means separation tests – Split plot designs – Nested design.

2nd Semester

Code Title Credits Course Type Prerequisite
AP 4214 Environmental Physiology 04 Elective +

General introduction, the environmental factors, methods of measuring environmental factors, geographical and environmental distribution of animals, phenotypic and anatomical factors of adaptation, the definition of adaptation and its stages, methods of measuring animal adaptation, types of heat stress and methods of measuring it, hormonal water, food and chemical thermoregulation, energy, heat loss and heat production, Methods of adaptation of animals to high temperatures, methods of adaptation of animals in high places and oceans, the impact of environmental factors on cows, sheep, camels, poultry, fish, rodents and wild animals, different ways to avoid the effect of environmental factors in order to improve productivity, review what is newly published in the field of environmental physiology and an integrative discussion General.

AP 4223 Advanced Reproduction 03 Elective +

Introduction - reproductive Hormones - Some practical applications in the reproduction field - Milk hormones that reflect the reproductive state of the animal - Weak fertility in dairy cows - Improving reproductive efficiency in sheep - Mechanisms of controlling childbirth in farm animals - Factors that affect estrus during the postpartum period Birth - Hormonal regulation of testicular functions - Spermatogenesis, maturation and transport - Egg formation and fertility - The economics of improving reproductive efficiency in farm animals - Infectious diseases affecting the reproductive system.

AP 4323 Advanced Poultry Nutrition 03 Elective +

This course studies energy and its sources, fats and proteins and their sources, estimating poultry needs for these elements, minerals and vitamins, non-nutritive feed additives and poultry feeds, and how to form or mix balanced diets for different types of birds.

AP 4333 Advanced Animal Nutrition 03 Elective +

This course provides a general idea of the science of nutrition of ruminants, their food and nutrition, the structure of the digestive system of ruminant animals, the processes that occur in it and its components, the types of digestion and the prevailing environment in it, the digestion of all nutrients and tracking of their products.

AP 4951 Laboratory Application 1 01 General +

The student is assigned to complete a practical application course twice during his study period so that the student studies a topic determined by the academic supervisor and implements it in the laboratory or field and presents its results in the form of a report that is evaluated by his academic supervisor.

3rd Semester

Code Title Credits Course Type Prerequisite
AP 4154 Population Genetics 04 Elective +

Genetic structure of the population - changes in gene frequency - small populations: changes in gene frequency under simplified conditions - small populations: changes in gene frequency under less simplified conditions - small populations: pedigree populations and intense inbreeding - continuous variation - values ​​and means.

AP 4971 A Seminar 01 General +

A Seminar course in which the student presents a research proposal that he will conduct to obtain a master's degree, or presents a modern scientific topic related to the student's specialization. The topic of the seminar is chosen by the student and his supervisor, in coordination with the course instructor.

AP 4961 Laboratory Application 2 01 General +

The student is assigned to complete a practical application course twice during his study period so that the student studies a topic determined by the academic supervisor and implements it in the laboratory or field and presents its results in the form of a report that is evaluated by his academic supervisor.

AP 4343 Physiological Chemistry 03 Elective +

In this course, food compounds (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins) are studied in terms of division, metabolism, and vital functions, enzymes, regulation of various metabolic processes, acid-base balance, and egg shell formation.

4th Semester

Code Title Credits Course Type Prerequisite
Cr.Sc. 4123 03 Elective +

Cr.Sc. 4173 03 Elective +

FS 4443 03 Elective +

MVPO 603 General Avian Immunology 03 Elective +

This course shows the importance of the avian immune system and the differences between avian and mammalian responses. It also, explains the roles of Humeral and cell-mediated immune response. And, the avian enteric, repertory mucosal immune in chicken health of chickens

VAP 518 04 Elective +

5th Semester

Code Title Credits Course Type Prerequisite
Cr.Sc. 4224 04 Elective +

FS 4213 03 Elective +

FS 4633 03 Elective +

PLP 4663 03 Elective +

6th Semester

Code Title Credits Course Type Prerequisite
AP 4996 Thesis Research 06 Compulsory +

The student, in coordination with his academic supervisor, chooses the field of research to be completed for his graduation. Firstly, he prepares a scientific proposal for this research before starting to implement the practical side of this research. The student is given 6 credits upon completion of the research thesis.