Research Lines
The Graduate Program in Animal Health (PPGSA) carries out its activities in the field of Animal Health, which constitutes the Program’s Area of Concentration. The research line Health and Sustainability aims to develop studies and products that contribute to the promotion of animal health, as well as to a deeper understanding of prevention and control measures for diseases affecting animal species. This research line also seeks to investigate the environmental and climate impacts of animal husbandry and to propose strategies for environmental conservation and preservation.
The PPGSA has a strong tradition in the field of production animal health, with numerous dissertations produced in areas such as clinical medicine and surgery, microbiology, epidemiology of infectious and parasitic diseases, animal welfare, sanitary programs, pathology, toxic plants, and chemical prospecting of natural products.
The Program operates in the field of animal production and sustainability, investigating alternatives for regenerative livestock production, with a focus on developing systems that employ production animals to restore degraded pasturelands and promote sustainable grazing management in the Caatinga biome. These practices also help to increase the sequestration of greenhouse gases.
As of 2025, the PPGSA will produce dissertations in the areas of morphophysiology, clinical medicine and surgery, analgesia, animal welfare, and epidemiology of diseases affecting dogs, cats, and wildlife.
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