Animal and Dairy Science Specialization

 

First Year
1st Semester 2nd Semester
FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
Course Code Course Title Credit Course Code Course Title Credit
ABF 100 General and Inorganic Chemistry 6 ABF 104 Biochemistry 6
ABF 101 Organic Chemistry 6 ABF 105 Microbiology 6
MAS 110 Mathematics 4 ABF 106 Statistics/ Biometry 4
PHYS 101 Physics 5 ABF 107 Plant Systematic 5
ABF 110 Plant Morphology & Anatomy 5 ABF 150 Introduction to Food Science & Technology 5
ENG 122 English for Academic Purposes 4 ENG 180 English for Agricultural Studies 4
Total 30 Total 30
Second Year
3rd Semester 4th Semester
FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
Course Code Course Title Credit Course Code Course Title Credit
ABF 210 Genetics 5 ABF 215 Agricultural Zoology & Nematology 5
ABF 211 Plant Physiology 6 ABF 216 Molecular Biology & Biotechnology 5
ABF 212 Principles of Crop Production 5 ABF 218 Agronomy (Field Crops) 5
ABF 220 Introduction to Geotechnical 3 ABF 219 Agro meteorology 4
ABF 230 Animal Biology 6 ABF 253 Food Chemistry 5
ABF 200 Ecology & Conservation of Biodiversity 5 ABF 356 Food Safety & Quality 5
Total 30 Total 29
Third Year
5th Semester 6th Semester
FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
Course Code Course Title Credit Course Code Course Title Credit
ABF 252 Food Quality and Management 5 ABF 333 Feed Science and Technology 4
ABF 330 Animal Nutrition & Feeding 5 ABF 334 Dairy & Meat Production 5
ABF 352 Human Nutrition and Health 4 ABF 336 Animal Breeding 4
ABF 355 Food Microbiology 6 ABF 353 Dairy Science & Technology 6
Elective (compulsory) 5 ABF 358 Animal- origin Food Science & Technology 6
Elective (free) 5 ABF 251 Food Process Engineering 5
Total 30 Total 30
ABF 390 Practical Training (summer session) – 5 CREDIT
Fourth Year
7th Semester 8th Semester
FALL SEMESTER SPRING SEMESTER
Course Code Course Title Credit Course Code Course Title Credit
ABF 335 Zoonosis and Food Course 5 ABF 414 Agricultural Machinery & Animal Husbandry Equipment 5
ABF 413 Sustainable Agriculture/Animal Husbandry 4 ABF 454 Utilization and Waste Management agro-industrial and livestock waste 6
ABF 417 Aromatic, Medicinal & Forge Plants 5 ABF 470 Principles of Economics and Management 4
ABF 431 Meat & Egg Production (monogastric)
 5 ABF 471 Agricultural Economics and Policy 6
ABF 459 Science and technology of dairy products 6 ABF 490 Thesis 10
*Elective (compulsory) 5
Total 30 Total 31

*Restricted Electives for the Animal and Dairy Science Specialization

Restricted Electives
Course Code Course Title Credit
ABF 332 Agriculture and Honey Technology 5
ABF 435 Animal Diseases 5

** Open electives can be selected from courses offered for the other two Specializations of  the Department, from other Departments/Faculties of the University, as well as Language

*The five CREDIT Summer Elective credits are shared 3:2 between the 6th and 7th.