Department of Animal Science
Faculty of Science, Engineering and AgricultureAbout Us
The department of Animal Science, in line with the mission of the university, exists to provide appropriate knowledge and skills relevant to the needs of the people at all levels through teaching, research and active participation in community development. Modules have been designed to ensure that students acquire analytical, critical thinking, communication and computer literacy skills. Real life problems encountered in the commercial, small scale emerging and public sector are used to develop skills.
Students can follow the following specializations
The purpose of this section is to train students to acquire knowledge and skills to enable them develop genetic improvement programs for farm animals, based on genetic principles. It is one of the core sections of the department.
2. Animal physiology and health
The aim of this section is to enable students to evaluate productive performance and understand how the desired performance can be achieved. It also enable students to appreciate how complex it is to maintain the health and welfare of animals.
3. Animal nutrition
The objective is for students to learn about the economic feeding of animals according to their needs. Students also learn to evaluate the digestive, absorptive and metabolic processes in animals and how these influence the nutritive value of feeds and the nutrients requirements of animals. Students are made awe that the optimization of farm animal feeding requires the integration of biological and economic factors and these are associated with the animal, the feed and the environment.
4. Animal Production Systems and Management
The aim is to use a holistic approach to teach students dairy, beef, fat lamb, goat, pig and poultry production. The students should be capable of identifying and solving production problems associated with these systems. Emphasis is placed on small scale farming systems.
Modules
CODE | NAME OF MODULE |
|---|---|
GEN 1641: | Genetic Basis of plant and Animal breeding |
CPL 0621: | Computer Literacy |
CRD 4643: | Entrepreneurship |
RME 3648: | Research methods |
AGR 1631: | Agriculture and Humankind |
AEC 2541: | Introduction to Agricultural Economic Analysis |
AGR 2541: | Introduction to Plant Production |
EXT 2541: | Introduction to Rural Sociology |
SSC 2541: | Introduction to Soil Science |
AEC 2641: | Introduction to Marketing Agricultural Products |
ARE 2641: | Introduction to Agricultural Mechanization |
AEC 3541: | Farm Business Management |
ARE 3546: | Farm Structures |
AEC 3641: | Marketing of Agricultural Products |
AGR 4532: | Management of Natural and Cultivated Pastures |
ARE 4641: | Animal Traction |
EXT 3641: | Introduction to Agricultural Extension |
BIO 1541: | Diversity of Life |
ECO 1541: | Basic Microeconomics |
CHEM 1541: | General Chemistry for the Applied Sciences |
MAT 1543: | Mathematics for Biological, Earth and Life Sciences |
PHY 1527: | Physics for Environmental and Agricultural Sciences |
ECO 1641: | Basic Macroeconomics |
STA 1549: | Basic Statistics |
ECS 1541: | English Communication Skills |
ECS 1645: | English Communication Skills for Natural and Agricultural Sciences |
ANS 2531: | Principles of genetics |
ANS 2532: | Introduction to animal production |
ANS 6643: | Advance animal physiology and anatomy |
ANS 2631: | Advance small stock production |
ANS 6645: | Principles of animal nutrition |
ANS 2641: | Anatomy, histology and physiology of farm animals |
ANS 3531: | Genetic principles in animal breeding |
ANS 3542: | Management of ruminant farm animals |
ANS 3632/ 3642: | Principles of poultry production |
ANS 3633/ 3643: | Animal health |
ANS 3641: | Reproductive physiology |
ANS 4531: | Qualitative and quantitative genetics |
ANS 4532: | Biochemical principles in animal nutrition |
ANS 4081: | Seminar/ Scientific project |
ANS 4621: | Animal production systems and management |
ANS 4632: | Environmental physiology |
ANS 5531: | The science and management of monogastric animals |
ANS 5532: | The science and management of ruminant animals |
ANS 5631: | Selected topics in animal production |
ANS 5632: | Animal health and disease control |
ANS 5099: | Research project and mini dissertation |
ANS 6541: | Agricultural biometry |
ANS 6531: | Seminar presentation/ special topics |
ANS 6542: | Ruminant nutrition |
ANS 6543: | Advanced large stock production |
ANS 6544: | Advanced pig production |
ANS 6545: | Advanced animal breeding |
ANS 6631: | Seminar presentation |
ANS 6642: | Non ruminant nutrition |
ANS 6643: | Advanced animal physiology and anatomy |
ANS 6644: | Advance small talk Advance small stock production |
ANS 6645: | Advanced poultry production |
ANS 6099: | Dissertation |
ANS 7099: | Thesis |
Staff
Name: Ms Kgabo Tryphina Mahlako
Designation: Chief Technician
Qualification: BSCAGR (University of Venda Production), MSC (University of Venda Production)
Telephone: 0159628000
Email: Kgabo.Mahlako@univen.ac.za
Office: AGRICULTURE BUILDING SOUTH Building, Office Number , Floor Number
Name: Dr Masiza Samuel Mikasi
Designation: Lecturer
Qualification: PDIP (UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL), BSC (University of Venda Production), MSC (University of Venda Production), DPHIL (University of Venda Production)
Telephone: 0159628649
Email: masiza.mikasi@univen.ac.za
Office: AGRICULTURE BUILDING SOUTH Building, Office Number , Floor Number
Name: Dr Evison Bhebhe
Designation: Senior Lecturer
Qualification: BSCHON (UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE), PHD (FOREIGN PSE INSTITUTIONS), MINSTA (FOREIGN PSE INSTITUTIONS)
Telephone: 0159628000
Email: evison.bhebhe@univen.ac.za
Office: AGRICULTURE BUILDING SOUTH Building, Office Number , Floor Number
Name: Dr Avhafunani Justice Netshipale
Designation: Lecturer
Qualification: BSCAGR (University of Venda Production), MSC (UNIVERSITY OF NATAL), PHD (RAND AFRIKAANS UNIVERSITY)
Telephone: 0159628000
Email: justice.netshipale@univen.ac.za
Office: AGRICULTURE BUILDING SOUTH Building, Office Number , Floor Number
Name: Prof Felix Fushai
Designation: Lecturer
Qualification: BSCHON (UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE)
Telephone: 0159628206
Email: felix.fushai@univen.ac.za
Office: AGRICULTURE BUILDING SOUTH Building, Office Number , Floor Number
Name: Mr Mzwakhe Emmanuel Nyathi
Designation: Laboratory Assistant
Qualification: NATCER (FOREIGN PSE INSTITUTIONS), BSC (University of Venda Production), MPH (UNIVERSITY OF VENDA)
Telephone: 0159628630
Email: emanuel.Nyathi@univen.ac.za
Office: AGRICULTURE BUILDING NORTHEAST Building, Office Number , Floor Number
Name: Ms Andrea Motswetla Raseona
Designation: Laboratory Technician
Qualification: BSCAGR (UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO), MINSTA (UNIVERSITY OF VENDA)
Telephone: 0159628000
Email: andrea.raseona@univen.ac.za
Office: AGRICULTURE BUILDING NORTHEAST Building, Office Number , Floor Number
Name: Prof Joseph Jimu Baloyi
Designation: Senior Lecturer
Qualification: MSC (FOREIGN PSE INSTITUTIONS), BASSHO (FOREIGN PSE INSTITUTIONS), PHD (FOREIGN PSE INSTITUTIONS)
Telephone: 0159628000
Email: joseph.baloyi@univen.ac.za
Office: SCHOOL OF AGRIC - ADMIN BLOCK Building, Office Number , Floor Number
Name: Dr Teedzai Chitura
Designation: Senior Lecturer
Qualification: BSC (ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY), MAD (UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE), DPHIL (UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE)
Telephone: 0159628000
Email: teedzai.chitura@univen.ac.za
Office: Building, Office Number , Floor Number
Name: Mr Tumelo Phillimon Makgopa
Designation: Internship (Animal Science)
Qualification:
Telephone: 0159628000
Email: tumelo.makgopa@univen.ac.za
Office: Building, Office Number , Floor Number
