1. PhD. in Animal Genetics and Breeding

1.1. Admission requirements

  • Master of Science degree in animal genetics/ breeding, animal production, or other related sciences or an equivalent degree form an accredited university;
  • Candidates requesting for admission from fields other than animal genetics / breeding may be required to take additional courses to compensate for the deficiencies as per the recommendation of DGC and approved by CGS.

 1.2. Graduation requirement

To be eligible for graduation all the PhD candidates must fulfill the following requirements:

  • Twenty-two credit hours of course work, with no “D” grade in any course taken as well as not more than one “C”;
  • Thirty credit hours of research work on which a dissertation must be written;
  • Letter of testimony from the supervisory committee;
  • Successful defense of thesis;
  • A Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.00. and
  • A draft copy of at least one publishable paper from the doctoral thesis.

1.3. Distribution of Courses by Year and Semester

  1. Advanced Biometrics in Animal Breeding
  2. Advances in Animal Genetics and Breeding
  3. Animal Genetic Resource Management
  4. Molecular Genetics
  5. Bioinformatics
  6. Seminar I
  7. Planning Genetic Improvement program
  8. Methods of Genetic Evaluation
  9. Tropical livestock production systems
  10. Animal adaptation and stress physiology
  11. Geographical information systems (GIS) and Technology and applications
  12. Seminar II

2. PhD. in Tropical Animal Production

This PhD program is launched 2010/11 academic years and has three streams visa-vis dairy animal production, meat animals production and non-ruminant animal production.

2.1. Program Objectives

  • To produce professionals equipped with knowledge, skill and attitude in sustainable and market oriented tropical animal production and management according to the country’s policy, priority and development agenda
  • To conduct advanced basic and applied research in the field of tropical animal production and disseminate the generated knowledge, skill and attitude to various stakeholders.

2.2. Admission requirements

Master of Science degree in animal production, animal nutrition, animal genetics and breeding, dairy science, animal physiology, range management and ecology or other related sciences or an equivalent degree from an accredited university;

  • Candidates requesting for admission from fields other than Animal Science may be required to take additional courses to compensate for the deficiencies as per the recommendation of School Graduate Council (SGC) and approved by Council of Graduate Studies (CGS).

2.3. Graduation requirements

To be eligible for graduation, all PhD candidates must fulfill the following requirements:

  • 22credit hours of course work, with no “D” grade in any course taken as well as not more than one “C”;
  • A Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.00;
  • 30  credit hours of research work on which a dissertation must be written;
  • At least on published paper in a reputable Journal
  • Letter of testimony from the supervisory committee and
  • Successful defence of the thesis.

   2.4. Courses

  1. Adaptation physiology of farm animal in the Tropics
  2. Tropical livestock production systems
  3. Animal Science research and biometrics
  4. Tropical farm animal reproduction and fertility
  5. Animal genetic resources conservation and management
  6. Seminar I (Current topics in Tropical animal production)
  7. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technology
  8. Livestock resource economics and marketing
  9. Tropical dairy animals production & management
  10. Lactation physiology of dairy animals (E)
  11. Advances in dairy animals’ nutrition & feeding
  12. Dairy products processing and technology
  13. Camel productions and management
  14. Seminar II (Current topics in dairy animal production)
  15. Dairy development policy and trade
  16. Livestock products value chain analysis
  17. Tropical meat animals production & management
  18. Advances in meat animals’ nutrition and feeding
  19. Meat technology
  20. Camel productions and management
  21. Seminar II (Current topics in tropical meat animal production)
  22. Muscle physiology and biochemistry
  23. Poultry production & management
  24. Swine production & management
  25. Meat technology
  26. Monogastric animals nutrition & feeding
  27. Seminar II (current topics in non-ruminant animals
  28. Muscle physiology & biochemistry

3. PhD. in Animal Nutrition

4. PhD. in Dairy Technology

5. PhD. in Range Ecology and Dryland Biodiversity