Animal science major is a small branch of life science major, also known as animal production major, formerly known as animal husbandry major. The goal of professional training is to provide people with high-quality and high-quantity animal products on the basis of understanding and mastering the life laws of animals such as genetic variation, growth and development, reproduction, digestion and metabolism.

This major trains applied, compound or innovative talents with knowledge and skills in animal genetics and breeding, animal reproduction, animal nutrition and feed science, livestock environmental sanitation and pasture design, livestock farm management and animal production, and can engage in teaching, scientific research, production and management in relevant departments and enterprises (selected by each school according to its orientation).

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With the progress of science and technology, the research field of animal husbandry has expanded from the traditional animal husbandry to the breeding, breeding and breeding of aquatic animals and ornamental animals, product processing and other fields; The depth of research ranges from the whole animal level, cellular level, subcellular level to molecular level, so that people can understand the laws of animal inheritance, development, reproduction and metabolism at the gene level.

Animal husbandry majors train talents with basic theories, knowledge and skills in animal husbandry, who can engage in technology and design, promotion and development, operation and management, teaching and scientific research in animal husbandry related fields and departments.

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