About the Institute
Institute of Animal Sciences and Wildlife Management
The Institute was formed by the merger of two former departments, the Institute of Animal Science and Wildlife Management and the Institute of Feed Science and Technology, and now comprises four former departments: the Department of Anatomy and Animal Health, the Department of Animal Breeding, the Department of Wildlife Management and Environmental Protection, and the Department of Feed Science.
The primary aim of the institute is to train well-prepared professionals in theory and practice in various fields of agriculture, in line with its profile. Within the Faculty's training portfolio, the institute is responsible for the management and supervision of the bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering and wildlife management engineering, as well as the postgraduate specialist training program in wildlife management (specialised engineer). Within the institute, there is a nationally renowned Feed Testing Laboratory named after the distinguished educator and school teacher, Professor Dr. Gábor Kovács.
Educational activities:
The institute's lecturers are involved in almost all training programs, according to the institute's profile. The subjects taught cover the areas of breeding, feeding, husbandry technology, reproductive biology and animal health of farm animals.
In the courses relating to wildlife management, the Institute's staff teach the specialist subjects within the fields of wildlife conservation, wildlife management and hunting.
Research activities:
The institute carries out research activities in various research groups and fields, based on the human and material resources at its disposal.
Animal breeding research group: evaluation of dairy and beef cattle production, animal welfare research, animal breeding, maintenance breeding, production performance of Saanenthal goats.
Feed research group: functional food production, conservation of bulk feeds.
Wildlife biology, wildlife management and environmental conservation research group: deer reproduction and feeding biology, monitoring of field rabbit populations, computer population management models, European roller habitat preference.
Interested and talented students will be involved in research work with a view to possibly co-authoring publications.
