Overview

Key features:

The courses have been developed and periodically revised to provide a comprehensive coverage on all aspects of Animal Science including ruminant and non-ruminant animal production, nutrition, genetics and breeding, lactation and reproductive physiology, health and hygiene, welfare and legislation, animal biotechnology, animal product processing and marketing, waste management, aquatic resource management, wildlife, extension, scientific writing and statistics.
The laboratory practical classes and field visits are designed to provide the much needed hands on training exposure for students. Upon completion of the Animal Science MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya, students will be able to perform in-depth scientific analysis of complex problems of various strata of the livestock sector and recommend innovative solutions to enhance productivity and overall development of the sector.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Aquaculture and Fisheries
Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals
Animal Production
Principles of Animal Nutrition
Endocrinology of Farm Animals
Monogastric Nutrition
Quantitative and Molecular Genetics of Farm Animals

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-08 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Disciplines

Animal Science View 3 other Masters in Animal Science in Sri Lanka

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

All applicants must possess a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Veterinary, Natural Science or any equivalent qualification from a recognized institute of higher education acceptable to the PGIA and Senate of the University of Peradeniya.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

2666 USD / year

≈ 2666 USD / year

Additional Details

National CW: LKR175,000; CW + research: LKR275,000
SAARC countries: $1,250 (CW); $2,250 (CW + research)
Other countries: $4,000 (CW); $6,000 (CW + research)

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