About the course
Animal production is concerned with the science and management of beef and dairy cattle production, poultry, sheep, goats and pig production. In choosing animal science, you will study nutrition and reproduction (of both grazing animals and intensively housed animals), animal health and genetics, animal behaviour, microbiology, anatomy and physiology, and biochemistry and pasture science. Your practical classes will be conducted in some of the best animal teaching and research amenities in the Southern Hemisphere, located on the UQ Gatton campus.Animal science graduates can find employment as: advisors and managers of animal production enterprises, and allied industries such as feed milling and stock equipment manufacturers and animal health companies, Extension and animal welfare officers, Research scientists with universities, government departments and CSIRO, Biosecurity officers with the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, International advisors and researchers for international development and aid programs.
Intake Months
FEBRUARY, JULY
Delivery Locations
Brisbane
C37586
Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Estimated annual course fee
AUD 148,160
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Duration
4 Years
Post study visa
2 Years
English language requirements
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6
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87
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64
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The University of Queensland is a public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland.
The University is one of the six sandstone universities, an informal designation of the oldest university in each state. The University of Queensland was ranked second nationally by the Australian Research Council in the latest national research assessment and equal second in Australia based on the average of four major global university league tables. The University of Queensland is a founding member of edX, Australias research-intensive Group of Eight and the global Universitas 21 network.
The University of Queensland (UQ) is ranked in the top 50 universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2020) which underlines its international standing as well as the high quality of its staff, researchers and alumni. Encompassing a significant range of internationally rated specialised research fields, the university offers researchers and students the opportunity for cross-disciplinary collaboration.
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Gatton Campus - The University of Queensland

5391 Warrego Highway, Gatton Queensland 4343, Australia

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Gatton, UQ’s rural campus, is in the Lockyer Valley, 87 kilometres west of Brisbane’s city centre, and halfway between Ipswich and Toowoomba. On this sprawling campus, which dates back to 1897,teaching and research facilities in agricultural, environmental and veterinary sciences are situated. It’s also a working farm, with more than 1000 hectares of dairy, pig, crop and grazing units, as well as post-harvest facilities and greenhouses. Gatton’s facilities sit against a backdrop of homesteads, sporting amenities, and community fruit and vegetable gardens.