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Foundation: |
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Animal Production was a department of both of the faculties of
Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, and then in 1982 it became an
independent institute pertaining to post graduate studies. The
Institute was upgraded in 1992 to the Faculty of Animal Production.
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Teaching
Staff: |
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The Faculty has (20) members of the teaching staff, as follows:
(5) Professors
(2) Associate Professors
(9) Assistant Professors
(4) Lecturers
The Faculty also has (4) teaching assistants and employs (10)
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Students: |
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The Faculty has (249) students. In the academic year 1997-98 (26)
students graduated from the Faculty. (174) students were awarded the
M.Sc. degree and (8) students were awarded the Ph.D. degree, since
the beginning of post graduate studies at the Faculty. |
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The Library: |
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There are five laboratories at the faculty:
1-Nutrition
2-Dairy
3-Animal Genetics and Breeding
4-Poultry Husbandry
5-Meat |
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These
laboratories benefit the B.Sc. and post graduate students as well as
the members of the teaching staff and other faculties of the
University |
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Research: |
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The Faculty
offers applied researches in its varied specialisations such as:
Poultry, Husbandry concerning nutrition, production and
environmental production as well as other small ruminants (sheep and
goats), concerning nutrition, production, reproduction, breeding and
care. The Faculty cooperates with the Animal Resources Research
Centre (Hilat Kuku) in research concerning dairy and meat producing
cattle. |
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Activities: |
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The Faculty
offers the following services: |
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Advisory tours outside the capital carried out by the fifth year
students. |
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Courses on
poultry production. |
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Cultural
Relations: |
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The Faculty has relations with the Atomic Energy Research
Centre, the Animal Resources Research Centre and with the two
slaughterhouses at Al Kadaru and
Omdurman.
Also the faculty maintains relations with the Food Research Centre,
the Wild Life Research Centre and the Fisheries Research Centre Al
Shajara. The Faculty cooperates as well with the Faculties and the
Institutes of the University that have similar specialisations such
as the Faculties of Science, Veterinary Sciences, Agriculture and
the Institute
of Environmental Studies. |
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