Animal Husbandry
The production of healthy livestock is the driving force towards global food security. With an ever-growing population to feed, farmers need to increase production and optimise distribution on a national and international scale. The animal husbandry sector needs individuals who pay the utmost attention to the care, health and well-being of farm animals but who also understand the basics of business administration, including marketing, entrepreneurship and innovation.
The programme will teach you the ins and outs of nutrition, immunology and diagnostics, disease control and animal welfare. Courses in applied research, scientific research methods and project management form an integral part of the programme. In addition, you will acquire scientific knowledge of the main species within the husbandry system: cattle, horses, pigs and poultry.
Programme content
The Animal Husbandry programme doesn't just teach you just about everything there is to know about animals; it also concerns everything around them. You'll want to sign up for this programme if your life is all about keeping animals and managing their interests, and you're not daunted by this challenging combination.
After the first year you'll select a preferred work field. You can specialize in Equine Sports and Business or Animals, Society and Business. You will put your skills into practice by doing an internship and complete the programme by doing a graduation project.
- With Equine, Sports and Business offers you a unique focus combo of horses and business. During this study, you will engage with subjects such as nutrition, breeding, behaviour and well-being. You will also delve into subjects such as finance, management and marketing. In addition to this knowledge, you will also learn important skills such as networking, advising, planning and organising. In the meantime, you will automatically be part of the programme's extensive international network. You're in a class with students from all over the world. This means that the lessons will be given in English and you will be optimally prepared for work in the international sector.
- With Animals, Society and Business you will learn everything about animals and how to run a healthy, sustainable business. You will for instance follow courses on animal health, reproduction and nutrition, as well as marketing and entrepreneurship. You will already start developing innovative business models during your studies that serve the interests of animals, farmers and society. You will also consider ethics questions surrounding animal welfare. Think about the separation of calf and cow, the docking of pigs’ tails and using sensors and technology.
Equine, Sports and Businessbrochure.
Animals, Society and Business brochure.
Kastu feedback about the program after the visit
- It’s a business management program, that goes around the animals but those who want to study something like veterinary will not like this program.
- Students are learning about animal’s behavior, nutrition etc. But mostly it’s about how to make the animal happy and productive for the market.
- Students try to include sustainability principles in everything they do. For example, the students have organized a “Happy race”, which was a horse race, but the main criteria were that the horse would really enjoy the race and be healthy and not pushed to win.
- With Equine program, students often work in the stables but they don't ride or do something particular with the horses (unless in their own free time) because they are oriented in the management of the equine business.
- Pažymių išrašas - jei dar nesi baigęs mokyklos, būtina prisegti pažymių išrašą. Smulkesnę informaciją kaip pildyti išrašą ir kada jis reikalingas, rasi čia.
- Brandos atestatas – jei jau esi baigęs mokyklą, išrašo nereikia, užtenka anketoje prisegti savo Brandos atestatą.
Pastaba!
- Motyvacinis laiškas yra NEprivalomas dokumentas stojant į šio universiteto programas.
- Vienas iš stojimo etapų į Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences yra Study Choice Check (reikės atlikti papildomas užduotis - užpildyti klausimyną).
Anglų kalbos žinias gali patvirtinti vienu iš šių būdų:
- turėti anglų kalbos pažymį Brandos atestate ir išlaikyti Anglų kalbos valstybinį egzaminą (egzamino rezultatas nėra svarbus, svarbiausia, kad jį išlaikytum)*
arba
- išlaikyti IELTS arba TOEFL testą.
*Jeigu nori pasitikrinti ar tavo anglų kalbos žinios yra pakankamos studijuoti Nyderlandų aukštosiose – suteikiame galimybę laikyti Oxford anglų kalbos testą. Nors anglų kalbos testas nėra reikalaujamas, patartina žinoti savo galimybes ir kalbos lygį.
Upon graduation, you will qualify for a wide array of jobs throughout the industry - ranging from entrepreneur or manager of your own business to consultant or supplier. As a degree programme with an international focus, the Animal Husbandry Bachelor has been shown to open doors worldwide.
If your ambition is to base your career on the business and management aspects of your degree, you can find work at a bank or at an insurance company. Other appealing career paths include management positions, project management and scientific research. If you specialise in the Equine sector, you can for instance become an event organiser. Like some of our graduates, you can also decide to spend some more time abroad after finishing your studies. Others have used this Bachelor degree to start up a company and blossom into successful entrepreneurs.
The animal husbandry sector is full of opportunities. As a graduate, you will be guaranteed a head-start on the job market as you will already have valuable work experience. This way, you will have plenty of career options to choose from. You can work as:
- advisor to a supplier
- relations manager
- commercial officer
- management officer
- entrepreneur, for instance a dairy cattle farmer.
