动物科学技术学院前身为畜牧系，1950年4月，由国立西北农业专科学校畜牧科和草原科并入国立兽医学院创建畜牧专业，随后成立畜牧系。经学校批准，先后更名为动物生产工程系（1993年9月）、动物科学技术系 （1999年7月 ），2001年3月学校院系调整时成立动物科学技术学院。

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　　动物科学技术学院是我国高等农业院校中办学历史较长，并在国内外畜牧学界有着广泛影响的学院。学院秉承老一辈“勤奋严谨、求实创新”的优良传统，经过60多年的建设与发展，已成为我国畜牧高级专业人才培养和科学研究的重要基地。学院设有动物营养与饲料系、动物遗传育种与繁殖系、动物生产与管理系、水产养殖系、动物科学技术实验教学中心和畜牧系统工程研究所。甘肃省现代养猪工程技术研究中心挂靠我院。

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　　2001年经国家人事部批准设立畜牧学博士后科研流动站。2003 年经国务院学位委员会批准获畜牧学一级学科博士学位授予权，下设二级学科（博士点）有：动物遗传育种与繁殖、动物营养与饲料科学、特种经济动物饲养和动物生产系统与工程。动物遗传育种与繁殖为农业部和甘肃省重点学科，动物营养学与生产学为甘肃省重点学科。学院具有农业推广（养殖领域）硕士专业学位授予权；现开设动物科学、水产养殖学2个本科专业和自学考试应用型独立本科段（专升本）动物科学专业；学院为甘肃省饲料工业职业技能鉴定培训考评基地。

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　　学院积极开展国内外学术交流，不断提高办学水平和人才培养质量。学院与美国、法国、德国、罗马尼亚、澳大利亚、意大利、匈牙利、加拿大、新西兰、土耳其、泰国、南非、肯尼亚、乌克兰等10余个国家的大学和科研机构等开展学术交流与合作活动，与国内相关知名大学、研究单位及企业建有广泛的联系。学院现有10余家校外教学科研基地和大学生就业实践基地。

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　　学院围绕国家和地方经济发展中的重大科技问题开展了广泛的科学研究。60多年来，学院广大教师以严谨的治学态度和勤奋求实的精神，取得了显著的教学、科研成果，学院教师先后主持完成或正在完成的国家、省（部）级科研成果或项目200余项，发表学术论文800余篇，主编、参编出版教材、著作70余部。

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　　学院具有一支梯队结构合理、学术水平优良、研究方向稳定且特色鲜明的师资队伍。现有教职工40人，其中教授11人，副教授11人，讲师10人，助教2人。博士生导师10人，硕士生导师31人，中青年教师已获博士学位15人，在读博士8人。先后有10多位教师荣获国家级、省级荣誉称号，6位教授享受政府特殊津贴，2位教授为甘肃省优秀专家。现有第六届国务院学科评议组成员1人，“甘肃省科技功臣”1人，“金昌市科技功臣”1人，入选甘肃省“333”、“555”人才工程6人，甘肃省特聘科技专家2人，甘肃省领军人才3人。在全国学术团体任理事以上职务10多人。

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　　学院具有本科教育和研究生教育多层次、多学科的培养体系。60多年来，学院已为社会培养各类专业人才5912人，其中博士研究生46人，硕士研究生437人，本科生2814人，专科生1203人，成人及自考本科生1412人，毕业生遍及海内外，涌现出如英国皇家科学院院士等大批专家、官员和企业家。目前学院有各类在读学生1542人，其中，博士研究生39人，硕士研究生135人，本科生437人，自考本科生1051人。（2010年3月31日）

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　　Brief Introduction to College of Animal Science and Technology

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　　College of Animal Science and Technology （CAST） developed from Department of Animal Husbandry. In April 1950，Animal husbandry and grassland subjects of National Northwest Agricultural Academy School were merged with National Veterinary College and adopted the name of　Department of Animal Husbandry. Upon the approval by Gansu Agricultural University，　Department of Animal Husbandry was renamed　Department of Animal Production & Engineering （September 1993）， and　Department of Animal Science and Technology （July 1999）.　In March 2001， when the university adjusted its faculties， College of Animal Science and Technology was founded.

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　　CAST is longer in history of the higher agricultural universities in China， and also enjoys good reputation and well influenced in international and domestic animal husbandry fields with inheriting the older generation’s excellent tradition of DILIGENCE， PRECISENESS， HONESTY and INNOVATION. After 60 years of construction and development， CAST has become an important base for a senior professional personnel training and scientific research in animal husbandry in China.

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　　There are four departments in the College， namely　Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science，　Department of Animal Genetics， Breeding and Reproduction，　Department of Animal Production and Management， and Department of Aquaculture，two teaching and researching institutes including Experiment and Teaching Center of Animal Science & Technology， Animal Husbandry Systematic Engineering Research Institute of Gansu Agricultural University. In addition， Gansu Research Center for Swine Production Engineering & Technology　is cling to CAST.

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　　By authorization of State Ministry of Personnel， Animal Husbandry Post-doctoral station was founded in 2001. There was the 1st level　discipline of PhD program in Animal Husbandry， upon the approval by the Academic Degrees Committee Of the State Council， PRC in 2003. CAST offers three the 2nd level doctor’s programs in agronomy disciplines， namely， Animal Genetics， Breeding and Reproduction Science， Animal Nutrition and Feed Science， Rearing of Special-type Economic Animals， and Animal Production System and Engineering. Animal Genetics， Breeding and Reproduction Science is the key subject of both Ministry of Agricultural and Gansu Province. In addition， Animal Nutrition and Production Science is also the key subject of Gansu Province. CAST has the right to grant master's degree of Agricultural Extension （breeding areas）， offers two undergraduate specialties including Animal Science and Aquiculture， and also offers undergraduate specialties of Animal Science for self-taught students. In addition， CAST is the training and evaluating base for Gansu Feed Industry Professional Skills.

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　　CAST actively carries out academic exchanges at home and abroad， improves the educational level and quality of personnel training continuously. It also has established long-standing academic exchanges and cooperation activities with many foreign universities and institutes of many countries such as United States， France， Germany， Rumania， Australia， Italy， Hungary， Canada， New Zealand， Turkey， Thailand， South Africa， Kenya， Ukraine and so on. It has also tied extensive relationship with many well-known domestic universities， research institutions and enterprises. At present， CAST has established more than ten teaching and research bases and practical bases for students of employment outside the compus.

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　　In order to adapt itself to the need of some key technological research projects of social and economic development including national and provincial level， CAST has carried out extensive science research programs in the past 60 years. Based on rigorous scholarship and realistic attitude and hard-working spirit， the majority of teachers have obtained remarkable achievements in teaching and researching. College staffs have completed or are completing more than 200 national， provincial （ministry） level scientific research projects and programs， have published more than 800 academic research papers， and more than 70 professional books and teaching materials.

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　　Faculty of the college shows reasonable structure， excellent academic and research capabilities， stationary research orientation and remarkable character. The number of its faculty and staff amounts to 40， including 11 professors， 11 associate professors， 10 lecturers and 2 assistants. Among them， 10 are supervisors for Ph.D. students and 31 supervisors for M.S. students， 15 middle-aged and young teachers with doctor’s degree， and 8 are applying for doctor’s degree. More than 10 teachers have been awarded honorary title of the national level or ministerial/provincial level， 6 professors enjoy special government allowances， 2 professors are named as the outstanding experts in Gansu Province， 2 professors are　the experts of science & technology in Gansu Province， 1 teacher enjoys "Gansu Provincial Science and Technology Hero"， 1 teacher enjoys "JinChang Science and Technology Hero"， 6 teachers were selected in Gansu province "333"， "555" Talent Project. In addition， more than 10 teachers have taken part in many national academic institutes.

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　　CAST has formed a diversified and multi-disciplinary teaching and research system based on graduate and undergraduate programs. During past 60 years， the college has cultivated more than 5912 graduates in animal husbandry fields， among them 36 were doctoral students， 437 postgraduates and 2814 undergraduates，1203 junior college students， and 1412 self-taught undergraduates. Graduates of CAST from home and abroad have emerged a large number of prestigious experts， scholars， officials and entrepreneurs such as Prof. Yangziheng who has become an academician of Britain Royal Academy of Sciences. At present， there are 1542 students studying in the college， among them 39 students are applying for doctor’s degree， 135 students for master’s degree， 437 undergraduates， and 1051 self-taught undergraduates

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