1. 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)

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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
Other programs (e.g., trainings, short courses, etc.).

7. 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.

8. 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.)

9. Congress
Seventh Edition of the International Conference on Agricultural Development and Sustainability
AGROCENTRO´ 2016

10. 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)

11. Contacts Dean Head of Departments and Directors
Dr. Alfredo Marin Cárdenas
Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics
Dr. Pedro Y. de la Fe Rodríguez
Vice Dean
MSc. José Salado Rodríguez
Agronomy
Dr. Ubaldo Álvarez Hernández
Dr. Ahmed Chacon Iznaga
Agriculture Engineering
Dr. Omar Gonzales Cueto
Dr. Ray Espinosa Ruiz
Biology
Dr. Alan Rivero Aragón
Agriculture Research Centre (CIAP)
Dr. Raciel Lima Orozco
Study Centre Botanic Garden (CEJB)
Dr. Idelfonso Castañeda Noa

12. THANKS
FOR YOUR ATTENTION!