MA Livestock Management

It is a 2 years degree program that aims to enhance the management skills of the degree holders in managing livestock. It equips the degree holders with adequate skills and knowledge to manage the livestock at different levels to bring optimum benefits positively. It consists of 4 semesters of coursework and a research thesis. The research thesis and practical training is a vital part of this degree. The aspirants must know that not every university offers this degree program, so find the university accordingly. The prerequisite for admission is a DVM degree or BSc (Hons)Animal Husbandry degree with at least 2nd division (annual examination system)/ 2.50 CGPA (semester system). The applicants may have to take the admission test/interview. Therefore, It is better to get admission to the university before applying.

Core Courses

  • Livestock Management Practices
  • Livestock Industry
  • Small Ruminant Production
  • Dairy Production
  • Rangeland Management in Pakistan
  • Statistics
  • Biochemistry

Eligibility Criteria

  • BSc in Animal or Veterinary Sciences with 2.5 GCPA.
  • Passing marks in the entrance exam.

Scope

The Degree of MSc in livestock management provides scientific knowledge and skills about livestock handling and management. This degree is quite important for agricultural countries like Pakistan. Being a developing and agricultural country, we need more people with proper knowledge and scientific skills to improve our agriculture and livestock. In most areas of our provinces, people own livestock for personal, professional, or commercial purposes. Therefore, the government and private departments related to agriculture have a good scope for the Master’s degree holder in this field. The government agriculture and planning departments have a good employment rate for the degree holder in livestock management. They may have attractive working opportunities in multiple capacities. Besides working actively in these departments, the degree holders can also research to bring constructive changes in the agricultural industry. Many educational institutes prefer to have master’s degree holders to impart better education to the students of this field. This degree can be carried forward for higher studies as the core degree to step towards a Ph.D.

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