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The course of Zootecnia aims to train top-level professional, with solid theoretical and practical knowledge in the areas of creation, management, nutrition, feeding, reproduction and breeding of domestic animals and wildlife as well as in economics and management and rural agribusiness.
Main Activities

The Zootecnista to be a professional with solid technical and scientific training, ready to manage different systems of animal production, with skill and competence to:
know and understand the factors of production and combine them with technical and economic efficiency;
conceive, design and analysis systems, products and processes;
know and act in markets agroindustrial complex;
understand and act in the organization and management and business community;
meet, interact and influence in decision making processes of actors and institutions, management of sectoral policies of its field of action;
develop and use new technologies;
assess the impact of professional activities in the social, environmental and economic;
work in teaching in higher education, design and conduct research, interpret and disseminate results;
act ethically, participating in multidisciplinary teams.

The objectives of the Course of Zootecnia of UAST / UFRPE understand the formation of citizens capable of transforming the society through awareness of their rights within the socio-economic-political-cultural reality of the place, to promote the training of professionals capable of contributing to Zootecnista sustainable development of Brazil, to promote the achievement of basic and applied research using all available means and knowledge to understand, respect and respond to regional and national needs.

Among the various areas of expertise of zootechnics, you can highlight: the feed industries, farms, poultry houses, refrigerators, business equipment and agricultural inputs, experimental stations, research centers, institutions for technical assistance and rural extension, cooperatives of farmers , agricultural schools, universities and properties that create and develop animal husbandry, etc..

The Zootecnista is a professional with solid knowledge of science and technology and is prepared to plan and manage different systems of animal production, optimizing the use of resources potentially available technologies and socially adaptable as well as developing research demanded by real problems of the field. Besides being an effective agent for extension and assume teaching function, the professional has expertise on management, nutrition, production, marketing and breeding of animals.

Purpose
The Course of Zootecnia Unoeste aims to train professionals with solid scientific and technological knowledge in the area of animal production, with ethical awareness, the vision and critical juncture in global economic, social, political, environmental, the region where it operates, Brazil and the world, with capacity for communication and integration with the various stakeholders that comprise the agroindustrial complex, with logical, analytical and interpretation to identify and solve problems

Did you know?
Animal Science is the science of animal production, which generates and applies scientific and technological knowledge for the creation of rational animals, through the study of genetics, nutrition and management, aiming to increase productivity and profitability of production systems.

Professional Profile
The Zootecnista is a professional prepared to work in management, research and assistance of different systems of animal production, adding value and optimizing the use of environmental resources and technology available.

Main Activities
Are skills and abilities of Zootecnista:

-Encourage, plan, coordinate and administer programs for genetic improvement of different animal species of economic interest and preservation;
-Work in the area of nutrition and feeding, and respond by formulating, manufacturing and quality control of diet and animal feed;
-Plan and execute construction projects in rural areas, training and / or production of pasture and fodder, and make the control environment;
Search-and propose better ways of using wild and exotic animals;
Manage-farms, industrial establishments and trade related to production, livestock breeding and technology;
-Evaluate, classify and represent products and animal by-products at all stages of production;
-Run the trial, monitor and advise companies on entry of animals from pedigree records, statements, evidence and functional assessments and animal husbandry;
-Develop research to improve the techniques of farming, transport, handling and slaughter, to animal welfare;
Officer programs to control health, hygiene, prophylaxis and animal traceability, public and private, aimed at food security;
-Develop, administer and coordinate programs, projects and activities in teaching, research and extension, as well as being able to work in scientific fields that allow the formation of academic zootechnics.

Practice Areas
The Brazilian agricultural sector is going through profound changes in the quest to modernize, increase productivity and respect for the environment, making companies more competitive in the market. Thus, the preparation, guidance, implementation and management of agricultural projects appropriate for different production systems is a growing field of work in Zootecnia.
Another friendly market is found in dietary plants and supplements, industries of meat and milk, cooperatives, associations of farmers and companies involved in the marketing of genetic material.
The Zootecnista also acts as director of educational institutions and in teaching in higher education and the average cycle.

Salary Range
The starting pay is around 08 minimum wages, varying according to experience and position of each professional.