Cutting-edge research conducted by our academics confirms our dedication to train future animal scientists that will contribute meaningfully to sustainable livestock production within constraints such as animal welfare, food security, and global warming. The disciplines of animal physiology, nutrition and breeding form the three pillars of research projects that are conducted by the respective research groups, and the various group leaders are considered experts in their respective fields of research.
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Research
Research activities focus on enhancing the efficiency, profitability and sustainability of animal production industries, nationally and internationally. Postgraduate projects encompass studies on various livestock species including dairy and beef cattle, sheep and goats, swine, poultry, ostriches, marine and freshwater aquaculture species, as well as wildlife. For more specific information on the various projects of the various research groups, please explore further under the various programs.
Monogastric Nutrition
Research on monogastric animals focuses on different aspects of poultry nutrition and management.
Ruminant Nutrition
Ruminant nutrition research is aimed primarily at the optimal utilization of available raw materials to increase the production efficiency of cattle, sheep and goats.
Animal Physiology
Physiological research focuses on the influence of management on both the physiology of reproduction and digestive systems.
Animal Breeding
Animal breeding research focuses on improving the accuracy of selection in the national commercial livestock herds, e.g. dairy cattle, beef cattle and sheep.
Aquaculture
Aquaculture research focuses primarily on water ecology management of integrated aquaculture-agriculture systems to ensure the sustainable and viability of such systems.
Meat Science
The meat science research team has focused on increasing output related to the University’s Food Security Initiative as part of the HOPE Project.