Agriculture - Production Animal Science University of Melbourne

Overview

Overview

During the Agriculture - Production Animal Science program at University of Melbourne you will develop an applied knowledge of animal science, which will prepare you to progress to the University of Melbourne’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, if you’re pursuing a veterinary career. 

You’ll gain a detailed understanding of animal production industries, animal behaviour and disease, and how management strategies can optimise growth and welfare.

In the Agriculture - Production Animal Science program at University of Melbourne, you will study subjects designed to develop your understanding of biochemistry and microbiology in an agricultural context. You will apply this knowledge in a range of third-year topics including animal disease, production and growth, behaviour and welfare, including this major’s capstone subject, Production Animal Physiology.

You can choose to spend Semester 2 of your second year at Dookie campus, where you can observe a wide variety of farming industries first-hand including cropping, livestock and dairy management, horticulture and viticulture enterprises, as well as support industries such as irrigation management, logistics and food processing operations.

Careers

• Animal nutritionist: improve livestock growth and productivity
• Animal health or welfare officer: enforce the law and educate the public
• Quarantine officer: maintain biosecurity, keeping Australia and other countries disease free
• Pharmaceutical representative: inform producers of the latest medical advancements and how and when to use them
• Feedlot manager: combine the above skills to run an efficient, profitable and ethical operation
• Extension officer: explain the latest scientific research to individual farmers and businesses and help them to find technical solutions to issues