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Universidad Central ¨Marta Abreu¨ de Las Villas (UCLV, Cuba) Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences

Universidad Central ¨Marta Abreu¨ de Las Villas (UCLV, Cuba) Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences

Carretera a Camajuaní, Km 5.5, Santa Clara. Villa Clara Cuba. Tel.: (+53)(42)281692 http://agronet.uclv.edu.cu e-mail: alfredomc@uclv.edu.cu

Carretera a Camajuaní, Km 5.5, Santa Clara. Villa Clara Cuba. Tel.: (+53)(42)281692 http://agronet.uclv.edu.cu e-mail: alfredomc@uclv.edu.cu

Agriculture and Animal Sciences FacultyAgriculture and Animal Sciences Faculty

DeanDean

Faculty CouncilFaculty Council Scientific CouncilScientific Council

Departments/bachelor degreesDepartments/bachelor degrees Research and study Centers Research and study Centers Administrative DepartmentAdministrative Department

AgronomyAgronomy

Veterinary Medicine and ZootechnicsVeterinary Medicine and Zootechnics

Agriculture EngineeringAgriculture Engineering

BiologyBiology

Agriculture Research FarmAgriculture Research Farm

Livestock Research FarmLivestock Research Farm

Machinery Machinery

Botanic GardenBotanic GardenCIAPCIAP

UCLVUCLV

StructureStaff of the Faculty

StructureStaff of the Faculty

Areas

Distribution of staff

Professor/researcher categories Postgraduate degrees

Total P AP As L GUA PhD MSc

Office of the Dean 4 2 2 - - - 3 1

Agronomy 34 8 2 15 9 - 10 12

VMZ 35 8 12 13 2 - 11 21

Agriculture Engineering 12 3 3 3 1 2 3 4

Biology 15 2 2 2 5 4 3 3

CIAP 14 3 5 3 2 1 9 3

Botanic Garden 7 2 1 2 1 1 2 8

Total 121 28 28 39 16 11 41 52

45% 55% 34% 43%

77%

P: Professor, AP: Associate professor, As: Assistant professor, L: Lecturer

Faculty Students 2014 - 2015Faculty Students 2014 - 2015

I

542

174 48 127 132 28 104 5 3 2

II 145 91 54 99 54 45 5 3 2

III 99 55 42 76 42 34 9 4 5

IV 60 27 33 36 17 19 9 4 5

V 64 24 39 43 15 28 8 3 5

TOTAL 542 228 314 350 150 200 36 17 19

Courses TOTALTOTAL Residents at

UCLV Foreigners

MI F M T F M T F M

Scientific lines of University priority 2011-2015

•Plant Biotechnology

•Sustainability production of food with emphasis in grains

•Conservation and use of biodiversity

Scientific Lines of the Faculty at UCLV levelScientific Lines of the Faculty at UCLV level

• PhD programs: Sustainable Tropical Agriculture Sustainable Animal Production Agriculture Engineering Total PhD 84

• MSc programs: Sustainable Agriculture Advanced Animal Health Agriculture Engineering Biodiversity conservationTotal MSc 225

• Specialists Veterinary Clinic 61

• Other programs (e.g., trainings, short courses, etc.).

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMSPOSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS

1. Integral technology of sorghum crop (Sorghum bicolor, L.

Moench) and other grains (e.g., soybean, chick-pea, beans,

cowpea and sunflower).

2. Integrated management of pests with emphasis on biological

control in crops of economic relevance.

3. Production of antagonists and entomopathogens (Trichoderma

spp., Beauveria bassiana Bals, Metarhizium anisopliae Sorok.)

to control agriculture pests.

Main resultsMain results

4. Use of bio-fertilizers.

5. Nutritive supplements to improve reproduction in

mammalians.

6. Animal feeding systems adapted to local resources.

7. Studies on Animal Health (e.g., swine enteropathogens,

sperm quality, parasitology, zoonotic diseases in

communities, vectors and vector borne diseases, HACCP

and animal products quality, mastitis and associated

pathogens, pharmaco-vigilance, biosafety etc.)

Main resultsMain results

Seventh Edition of the International Conference on

Agricultural Development and Sustainability

AGROCENTRO´ 2016

http://agrocentro.uclv.edu.cu

CongressCongress

JournalJournal

Centro AgrícolaIndexed by:• Ulrich’s International Periodicals

Directory (USA)• International Handbook of

Universities (USA)• Índice Agrícola de América Latina y

el Caribe (CR)• Periódica. Índice de revistas

latinoamericanas en ciencias (Méx.)

• Abstract on Tropical Agriculture (the Netherland)

• Plant Protection Abstract (ISR)• Abstract of Entomology (USA), • EBSCO, (Mx). • Latindex• Redalyc • Scielo (comming soon)

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