Program Overview

Introduction to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has been providing veterinary education since 1830. It is accredited by the AEEEV and offers a range of programs in the field of veterinary medicine.

Programs Offered

The faculty offers the following programs:

• Degrees
  • Zootechnical Engineering
• Integrated Master's
  • Integrated Master's Degree in Veterinary Medicine
• Masters
  • Food Safety
  • Equine Sciences
  • Zootechnical Engineering / Animal Production
  • Microbiology
  • Morphological Phenotyping of Animal Models of Human Diseases - MorphoPHEN
• PhDs
  • Veterinary Sciences
  • Studies in Planetary Health
  • Sustainability Sciences
• Postgraduate degrees
• Lifelong training
  • To be carried out
  • Performed
• Isolated Curricular Units
• Academic Exams
  • Integrated Master's
  • Masters
  • PhDs
  • Aggregations

Zootechnical Engineering Program

The Zootechnical Engineering program is a joint effort between the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA). The program was first introduced in the 2003/2004 academic year and was the first licentiate program organized jointly by two schools of the UTL.

Program Details

• Duration: 3 years (180 ECTS)
• The program is divided into six semesters, with a range of courses covering topics such as:
  • Linear Algebra
  • Animal Anatomy and Physiology I
  • Cell Biology and Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Animal Anatomy and Physiology II
  • Ecology and Sustainability
  • Introduction to Science and Data Organization
  • Morphology and Animal Fitness
  • Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • General Agriculture
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare
  • Statistics
  • Physiology of Animal Production
  • Hygiene and Sanity
  • Animal Nutrition
  • Beekeeping, Rabbit farming and other animal production
  • Aquaculture
  • General Economy
  • Equine farming
  • Genetics
  • Pastures and Forage
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Genetics applied to Animal Husbandry
  • Animal Feed
  • Agricultural and Food Economy
  • Company Management
  • Livestock Facilities
  • Poultry Production
  • Water and Effluent Treatment
  • Technological processes and Quality of Products of Animal Origin
  • Ruminant Production
  • Swine Production
  • Project
  • Sociology and Agricultural and Food Policy
  • Internship

Research Areas

The faculty is involved in various research areas, including:

• CIISA
• Research Grants
• Projects
  • FCT
  • MAR2020
  • PDR2020
  • PORTUGAL2020
  • PRR
  • European Union
  • Others
• HR Excellence in Research

##Services The faculty offers a range of services, including:

• Teaching Hospital
• Clinical Services
  • Companion Animals Unit
  • Livestock Species Unit of the Teaching Hospital
  • Equine Unit of the Teaching Hospital
• Diagnostic services
  • Parasitology Laboratory
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory
  • Clinical Analysis
  • Pathological Anatomy Laboratory
  • Clinical Microbiology Laboratories
  • Animal Reproduction Laboratory
  • Center for Imaging and Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Pharmaceutical Hospital Support Services
• Blood Bank
• Food Safety Laboratory