Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas 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 Departments/bachelor degrees Scientific Council Administrative Department Research and study Centers Agronomy Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics CIAP Botanic Garden Agriculture Engineering Agriculture Research Farm Biology Livestock Research Farm Machinery

Structure Staff of the Faculty Distribution of staff Areas Postgraduate degrees Professor/researcher categories Total P AP As L GUA Ph. D 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 1 2 8 121 28 28 39 16 11 41 52 34% 43% Total 45% 55% 77% P: Professor, AP: Associate professor, As: Assistant professor, L: Lecturer

Faculty Students 2014 - 2015 TOTAL Courses TOTAL Residents at UCLV Foreigners MI F M T F M I 174 48 127 132 28 104 5 3 2 II 145 91 54 99 54 45 5 3 2 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 36 17 19 III 542 TOTAL 542 228 314 350 150 200

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

Main results 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 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. )

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 Dr. Alfredo Marin Cárdenas alfredomc@uclv. edu. cu Vice Dean MSc. José Salado Rodríguez joses@uclv. edu. cu Vice Dean Dr. Ahmed Chacon Iznaga ahmedci@uclv. edu. cu Vice Dean Dr. Ray Espinosa Ruiz rayer@uclv. edu. cu Head of Departments and Directors Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics Dr. Pedro Y. de la Fe Rodríguez pedrodlfr@uclv. edu. cu Agronomy Dr. Ubaldo Álvarez Hernández ubaldoah@uclv. edu. cu Agriculture Engineering Dr. Omar Gonzales Cueto omar@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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