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

UCLV Agriculture and Animal Sciences Faculty Dean Faculty Council Scientific Council Departments/bachelor degrees Administrative Department Research and study Centers Agronomy CIAP Botanic Garden Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics Agriculture Engineering Agriculture Research Farm Biology Livestock Research Farm Machinery

Structure Staff 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 - 3 1 Agronomy 34 8 15 9 10 12 VMZ 35 13 11 21 Agriculture Engineering Biology 5 CIAP 14 Botanic Garden 7 121 28 39 16 41 52 45% 55% 34% 43% 77% P: Professor, AP: Associate professor, As: Assistant professor, L: Lecturer

Faculty Students 2014 - 2015 Residents at UCLV Foreigners MI F M T 228 Courses TOTAL Residents at UCLV Foreigners MI F M T I 542 174 48 127 132 28 104 5 3 2 II 145 91 54 99 45 III 55 42 76 34 9 4 IV 60 27 33 36 17 19 V 64 24 39 43 15 8 TOTAL 228 314 350 150 200

Scientific Lines of the Faculty at UCLV level Scientific lines of University priority 2011-2015 Plant Biotechnology Sustainability production of food with emphasis in grains Conservation and use of biodiversity

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS PhD programs: Sustainable Tropical Agriculture Sustainable Animal Production Agriculture Engineering Total PhD 84 MSc programs: Sustainable Agriculture Advanced Animal Health Biodiversity conservation Total MSc 225 Specialists Veterinary Clinic 61 Other programs (e.g., trainings, short courses, etc.).

Main results Integral technology of sorghum crop (Sorghum bicolor, L. Moench) and other grains (e.g., soybean, chick-pea, beans, cowpea and sunflower). Integrated management of pests with emphasis on biological  control in crops of economic relevance. Production of antagonists and entomopathogens (Trichoderma spp., Beauveria bassiana Bals, Metarhizium anisopliae Sorok.) to control agriculture pests.

Main results Use of bio-fertilizers. Nutritive supplements to improve reproduction in mammalians. Animal feeding systems adapted to local resources. 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.)

Congress Seventh Edition of the International Conference on Agricultural Development and Sustainability AGROCENTRO´ 2016 http://agrocentro.uclv.edu.cu

Journal Centro Agrícola Indexed 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)

Contacts Dean Head of Departments and Directors Dr. Alfredo Marin Cárdenas alfredomc@uclv.edu.cu Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics Dr. Pedro Y. de la Fe Rodríguez pedrodlfr@uclv.edu.cu Vice Dean MSc. José Salado Rodríguez joses@uclv.edu.cu Agronomy Dr. Ubaldo Álvarez Hernández ubaldoah@uclv.edu.cu Dr. Ahmed Chacon Iznaga ahmedci@uclv.edu.cu Agriculture Engineering Dr. Omar Gonzales Cueto omar@uclv.edu.cu Dr. Ray Espinosa Ruiz rayer@uclv.edu.cu Biology Dr. Alan Rivero Aragón alanra@uclv.edu.cu Agriculture Research Centre (CIAP) Dr. Raciel Lima Orozco raciello@uclv.edu.cu Study Centre Botanic Garden (CEJB) Dr. Idelfonso Castañeda Noa anoa@uclv.edu.cu

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