- History
- Authorities
- The Faculty units (including experimental units)
- Academic staff
- Education
- Major research areas
al. Mickiewicza 24/28
30-059 Kraków
tel: +4812 6624066
fax: +4812 6333307
e-mail: whbz@ar.krakow.pl
History
The Faculty of Animal Sciences dates back to the Study of Agronomy established at the Jagiellonian University in 1890. A Chair of Domestic Animal Breeding and Dairy Science was formed within the Study in 1891. In 1923, the Study changed its status into the Faculty of Agriculture of the Jagiellonian University where the Institute of Animal Production was formed in 1951. The Faculty of Animal Husbandry was founded on 1 September 1953 at the newly established Higher Agricultural College in Krakow. In 1998 the Faculty was renamed as the Faculty of Animal Sciences.
Authorities
Dean - Professor Franciszek Borowiec, PhD, DSc.
Vice Dean for Organization and Development - Czesław Klocek, PhD, DSc.
Vice Dean for Didactic and Student Affairs - Professor Zygmunt Gil, PhD, DSc.
The Faculty Units (including experimental units):- Department of Animal Physiology (Radioimmunology Laboratory at Przegorzały)
- Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding (Experimental Unit at Przegorzały)
- Department of Cattle Breeding (Experimental Unit at Mydlniki)
- Department of Horse Breeding (Experimental Unit at Rząska)
- Department of Sheep and Goat Breeding (Experimental Unit at Bielany)
- Department of Pig Breeding (Experimental Unit at Olszanica)
- Department of Small Animal Breeding (Experimental Unit at Rząska)
- Department of Ichtiobiology and Fisheries (Experimental Unit at Mydlniki)
- Department of Animal Reproduction and Anatomy (Experimental Units at Przegorzały and Mydlniki)
- Department of Zoology and Ecology (Experimental Unit at Mydlniki)
- Department of Animal Nutrition (Experimental Unit at Mydlniki)
- Department of Animal Hygiene and Breeding Environment (Experimental Unit at Rząska)
- Computer Laboratory
Academic staff
The Faculty Council is authorized to grant degrees of Doctor of Agricultural Sciences in the field of Animal Husbandry (since 1955) and Habilitated Doctor (DSc.) of Agricultural Sciences (since 1968). The Faculty employs 97 academics, including 25 full professors, 13 persons holding DSc. degree, 54 persons holding PhD degree and 5 with M.Sc. degrees.
Education
The Faculty of Animal Sciences trains over 1220 students.
The Faculty offers both full time and part-time (weekend) programmes in the fields of:
- Animal Husbandry (specialisations: Animal Breeding, Biology of Animal Reproduction)
- Fisheries (specialisation: Fisheries and Water Environment Protection).
- Breeding and Reproduction of Fur Animals
- Modern Technologies of Milk Production
- Current Forms of Horse Breeding and Utilisation
Major research areas
- mechanism of stress and adaptation in animals, the role of opioidal system in growth and immunological processes in various animal species, endocrine regulation of ovary functioning in domestic birds,
- assessment of genetic parameters, methods of bull and cow breeding usability assessment,
- genetic improvement of cattle breeds utilised in south-eastern Poland, the use of immunogenetics for cattle breeding practice,
- management of wild animal populations,
- evaluation of animal products,
- utilisation of horses (for sport, recreation and rehabilitation)
- in vitro maturation and fertilisation of oocytes, embryo transfer, animal reproduction control,
- cytogenetics and neonatology,
- modification of chemical composition and quality of pork,
- fish reproduction control (particularly under conditions of polluted water environment),
- parasitology, re-introduction and rehabilitation of predatory birds,
- physiological bases of animal nutrition; animal feed production technologies,
- valuation and standardisation of feeds in INRA system,
- disturbances of geo-magnetic field and relationships between animal health and geopathic zones,
- hygiene of poultry incubation,
- reproduction, nutrition and veterinary prophylaxy of herbivorous and carnivorous fur animals.
