The Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, established in 1955, is one of the biggest faculties of Nong Lam University. It has 6 departments: Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Veterinary Biosciences, Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health, Animal Nutrition, Animal Production and Animal Breeding. The Faculty has one Veterinary Hospital, Practice Farms and 13 laboratories in campus. It has strong relationships with companies, manufacturers and farms in animal production and veterinary. The Faculty is the main organizer of the 6^th Asian Pig Veterinary Society Congress (APVS 2013).

Academic Programs:

 Undergraduate Programs

-     Animal Science (4 years)

·         Feed Production Technology

·         Animal Production Technology

-     Veterinary Medicine

·         Veterinarian

·         Pharmacology in Veterinary Science

-     Veterinary Medicine (advanced program with the University of Queensland, Australia) (5 years)

Master of Science and PhD programs

-          Animal Science

-          Veterinary Medicine

Research Areas:

              -         Improvement in the indigenous livestock species, and adaptability breeds of swine, poultry and dairy cattle.

              -         New technology on the animal production  (swine, poultry, cattle, goat and high economic value animals).

              -         The use of animal waste in fuel production; study and apply the biotechnology in intensifying livestock.

             -         Common diseases of cattle, swine & poultry, etc ...

             -         Residues of chemicals, drug, antibiotics substances in animal-origined products (meat, milk, eggs, etc).

             -         Toxic-veterinary medicine; food safety, the veterinarian law;

             -         Nutrient requirements and optimal feed formulation.

Contact address:

Faculty of Animal Science  and Veterinary Medicine

Nong Lam University

Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

Vietnam

Tel: (028) 38961711;

Email: kcnty@hcmuaf.edu.vn

Website: http://vet.hcmuaf.edu.vn/ or https://vet.nlu.edu.vn/

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Created : 13-04-2011
Last modify: 05-06-2018