MSc Livestock Sciences (Nutztierwissenschaften) at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Covers the foundations of producing high-quality animal food nationally and internationally, including nutrition, breeding, production technology, preventive disease protection and product quality, with animal welfare and environmental protection as important themes.

Faculty: Fachbereich 09 - Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management  |  Department: Agricultural Sciences  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 CP  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester and summer semester  |  Location: Gießen, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

8 core modules (compulsory) and 8 profile modules (elective) of 6 CP each, completed with examinations during the semester. Students learn livestock-keeping techniques such as milking, feeding and manure-removal technology, analyse and assess feed by nutrients and study breeding methods. Research areas: animal nutrition and nutritional physiology, animal breeding and domestic-animal genetics, livestock husbandry and behavioural biology.

Career pathways

Graduates can work at all levels of agricultural production.

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