The Doctoral Program in Veterinary Medicine and Health stems from the updating of that first Doctoral Program at the Lugo Campus called Introduction to Research in Animal Pathology (1989) to the different state and regional legislation on doctoral studies, and which Its fundamental purpose was to train doctors who could develop the highest academic, administrative and professional positions; This statement is confirmed by the excellent curricula of the doctoral students graduated from our Department.

The doctoral study program Animal Protection, Welfare, and Behavior is an academically focused study program, corresponding to the current state and level of science and the needs of practice in Europe. Graduates of the doctoral study Animal Protection, Welfare, and Behavior gained in-depth theoretical knowledge and practical skills acquired through independent creative activity and the acquisition of new scientific knowledge in the field of study. Graduates are gaining knowledge that can be actively shared in the field of study at the international level and to the public. Based on this qualification, graduates can apply their knowledge in research institutions and universities.

The Doctoral Program in Animal Science (PDCA) aims to promote, through research, the sustainable production of terrestrial and aquatic animals, focusing on genetics and on improving, in morphology and physiology, nutrition, production systems and animal product technology.

To produce doctorate degrees in science and innovation in animal health with the knowledge, expertise, and understanding of modern evolutionary applications, create useful innovations, and transfer technology to veterinarians. To develop teaching and learning that are beneficial to countries in Asia with the cooperation network of Kasetsart University and foreign universities in a group of subjects in animal health sciences and innovations.

The curriculum for the PhD degree Program consists of the following:

The Doctoral Program in Basic and Applied Research in Veterinary Sciences proposes advanced and specialized training in the body of conceptual, procedural and technical knowledge that allows adequate development in the field of biomedical sciences. This Program is characterized by its interdisciplinarity, covering basic, applied and clinical areas. It has the participation of different research groups that develop their activity in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

The doctoral study program Animal Husbandry, Animal Nutrition, and Biochemistry is an academically focused study program, corresponding to the current state and level of science and the needs of practice in Europe. Graduates of the doctoral study Animal Husbandry, Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry gained in-depth theoretical knowledge and practical skills acquired through independent creative activity and the acquisition of new scientific knowledge in the field of study. Graduates can share actively their knowledge in the field of study at the international level and publicly. Based on this qualification, graduates are mainly employed at research institutions and universities.

This four year, funded Ph.D. project will answer this challenge by (1) identifying available heat stress monitoring/mitigation technologies; (2) mapping the heat risk for BC livestock populations under regionalized climate change projections; and (3) utilizing environmental life cycle assessment and techno-economic assessments to determine and compare and sustainability benefits and trade-offs associated with a subset of priority heat stress monitoring/mitigation solutions.

The program is aimed at the integral formation of human resources at the graduate level, to engage in generation, validation and / or transfer of knowledge and training of professionals, are responsive to innovative proposals and supported knowledge to demands solution to the problem of animal production systems, sustainable use and exploitation of natural resources in Chihuahua, Mexico and even beyond.

The PhD program in Poultry Science offers advanced training focusing on various aspects of poultry production, management, nutrition, genetics, and health. Students engage in rigorous coursework and r...

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be harnessed to develop predictive models of potential climate change impacts and mitigation/adaption measures in a variety of application contexts. In this four year, funded Ph.D. project, predictive analytic models will be developed to estimate the probable range of morbidity, mortality, productivity, resource/environmental, economic, and animal welfare impacts associated with extreme heat events for each livestock species in British Columbia, Canada, under current climate change projections, and to assess the potential benefits/trade-offs associated with scenarios for heat stress risk monitoring and mitigation technology implementation.

The department's contemporary facilities enhance basic and applied research capabilities for intensive large animal, poultry, and laboratory animal work. An extensive, federally inspected meat laboratory is available for meat and poultry research. In addition, the department maintains facilities 40 minutes away from Lincoln for research in all disciplines of beef and dairy cattle, sheep, and swine.