Welcome
to the Department of Animal Science of the School of Animal Biosciences at the Agricultural University of Athens. First established in 1920 as the Chair of General and Special Animal Husbandry & Dairy Science, the Department has a long-standing tradition of linking basic and applied research for the benefit of animals and society. To this day, teaching and research continue to advance our understanding of the biology of terrestrial and aquatic animals and to address critical challenges facing the livestock and aquaculture sectors.
Mission
of the Department of Animal Science is the provision of high-quality education at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels, aligned with the latest developments in science and covering the scientific areas of (a) Genetics, (b) Animal Nutrition, (c) Physiology, (d) Molecular Biology, (e) Technology, (f) Animal Health and Hygiene, (g) Biotechnology in Animal Production, (h) Ethology, and (i) Animal management and the management of livestock or aquaculture production units, as well as other related scientific disciplines. Furthermore, the Department promotes basic and applied research and social development, upholds the independence of science, and seeks meritocracy and societal benefit through the effective utilization of scientific and technological outcomes.
Objectives
The Department aims at providing comprehensive training to scientists who will be capable of applying the principles of (a) Biology, (b) Technology, and (c) Economics, enabling them to manage innovations and developments emerging internationally at a rapid pace, with a view to achieving improved and more efficient production systems across the full spectrum of animal production and aquaculture.
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