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
Curriculum Unit	Scientific Field	Regime	Total	Contact	Credits
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
Curriculum Unit	Scientific Field	Regime	Total	Contact	Credits
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
Curriculum Unit	Scientific Field	Regime	Total	Contact	Credits
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!