Zootechnical Engineering

Objectives e Skills

Train qualified technicians with technical and scientific capacity to be able to provide services in the various aspects of Animal Science, having to be able to:

  • interpret, execute, implement projects and make decisions with autonomy;
  • apply new technologies in animal production;
  • obtain high quality products that meet the needs and preferences of consumers;
  • plan, design and guide activities in animal production companies,
  • integrate the concepts of sustainable animal production, animal welfare and environmental sustainability into the activity;
  • integrate products into distribution and commercialization chains, employing marketing and entrepreneurship strategies.

The future graduate will have skills in several areas such as: animal production; animal reproduction; animal nutrition; genetics and animal improvement; livestock installations and equipment; animal behavior and welfare; biosecurity; transformation of animal products and management of livestock farms.

Curricular Year - 1st

 

Curriculum Unit Scientific
Field
Regime Work Load (hours) Credits
Total Contact
1st Semester

Animal Anatomy and
Morphology

CV

Semestrial

130

T -2; PL -2

5

Biophysics

CF

Semestrial

130

T -2; TP -2

5

Animal Cytology and
Histology

CV

Semestrial

130

T -2; PL -2

5

Climatology and Edaphology

ER

Semestrial

143

T -2; PL -3

5,5

Mathematics

MI

Semestrial

130

T -2; TP -2

5

Microbiology

CA

Semestrial

117

T -2; PL -2

4,5

2ºSemestre

Biochemistry

CQ

Semestrial

130

T -2; PL -2

5

Physiology of Animal Production

CV

Semestrial

143

T -2; PL -3

5,5

Agricultural Mechanization

ER

Semestrial

117

T -2; PL -2

4,5

Statistical Methods and
Computer Sciences

MI

Semestrial

130

T -2; TP -2

5

Animal Nutrition and Feeding I

CA

Semestrial

130

T -2; PL -2

5

Animal Breeding

CV

Semestrial

130

T -2; PL -2

5

Caption: T — Theoretical; TP —Theoretical/Practical; PL — Lab Practice; TU — Tutorials; OT – Internship

Curricular Year - 2nd

 

Curriculum Unit Scientific
Field
Regime Work Load (hours) Credits
Total Contact
1st Semester
Aquaculture and Fishery Resources CA Semestrial 130 T -2; PL -2 5
Economics and Rural Management EASR Semestrial 130 T -2; TP -2 5
Animal Facilities and Environmental Control ER Semestrial 143 T -2; TP -3 5,5
Compound Food Technology CA Semestrial 117 T -2; PL -2 4,5
Grass and Forage CAg Semestrial 130 T -2; PL -2 5
Vegetable Production CAg Semestrial 130 T -2; TP -2 5
2ºSemestre
Genetics and Biotechnology CB Semestrial 91 TP-3 3,5
Animal Improvement CA Semestrial 91 TP -3 3,5
Pathology of Infectious Diseases CV Semestrial 130 T -2; TP -2 5
Sanitary Inspection and Slaughter
Techniques
CV Semestrial 117 T -2; PL -2 4,5
Beekeeping and Zoos CA Semestrial 130 T -2; PL -2 5
Parasitology CV Semestrial 130 T -2; PL -2 5
Animal Behaviour and Welfare CA Semestrial 91 TP -3 3,5

Caption: T — Theoretical; TP —Theoretical/Practical; PL — Lab Practice; TU — Tutorials; OT – Internship

Curricular Year - 3rd

Curriculum Unit Scientific
Field
Regime Work Load (hours) Credits
Total Contact
1st Semester
Cuniculture and Hunting Species CA Semestrial 130 T -2; PL -2 5
Swine Production CA Semestrial 91 PL -3 3,5
Poultry Production CA Semestrial 143 T -2; PL -3 5,5
Cattle Production CA Semestrial 143 T -2; PL -3 5,5
Sheep and Goat Production CA Semestrial 143 T -2; PL -3 5,5
Animal Waste Management ER Semestrial 130 T -2; PL -2 5
2nd Semester

Entrepreneurship in Animal Science

CAg

Semestrial

130

T -2; PL -2

5

Technology of Animal Products

CTA

Semestrial

130

T -2; PL -2

5

Internship

In any scientific field

Semestrial

560

OT -1,3

20

Caption: T — Theoretical; TP —Theoretical/Practical; PL — Lab Practice; TU — Tutorials; OT – Internship

Employment

  • Associations, organizations or cooperatives in the agricultural and livestock sector;
  • Inspection assistants at slaughterhouses;
  • Commercialization of equipment and animal production ;
  • Design and installation of companies in the agricultural and livestock sector;
  • Quality control;
  • Agricultural entrepreneurs;
  • Animal derivatives companies;
  • Technical and consultancy offices;
  • Agricultural and livestock production industries;
  • Agro-food processing industries;
  • Research, experimentation and development;
  • State, regional and local administration or institutions connected to the agricultural and livestock sector;
  • Natural parks;
  • Service providers in the agricultural and cattle sector;
  • Technicians in animal nutrition and feeding.

COURSE:
Zootechnical Engineering

Training Field:
Agriculture and Animal Prodcution

Degree or Diploma:
Bachelor (1st Cycle)

Duration:
3 curricular years / 6 semesters

Departament:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Engenharia Rural e Veterinária (DZERV)

Director:
Catarina Manuela Almeida Coelho

Regime:
Diurnal

Number of ECTS credits:
180 ECTS

 

Main Scientific Field
Animal Science

Admission Requirements:
Physics and Chemistry(07) + Mathematics(16) or Biology and Geology(02) + Mathematics(16)

Course Code/Ner:
3185 / 9129

Employment:
Statistic Information: InfoCursos ou DGEEC

Curso Registado na Associação Nacional dos Engenheiros Técnicos (ANET)

Course Assessment/Accreditation - A3ES

Decision:

Accredited (6 years) | 14-01-2016

Report CAE: Relatório
consultar deliberação da A3ES

SIGQ Annual Report:

Relatório Curso 2020-2021

 Self-Assessment Report:
Relatório

 

The passion for bees began at the Escola Superior Agrária de Viseu. Engineer Rafael Guimarães graduated in Zootechnical Engineering in 2013 and today he is a recognized technician in the beekeeping sector!

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