What can you become?

The contacts you have acquired in projects, at trade fairs, during your internships, and through your final project will help you find your dream job. Will you be a specialist or a generalist? A thinker or a doer? An advisor, policymaker, entrepreneur, or researcher? On your own, on someone else's livestock farm, at a research institute, or for the government? There are plenty of options to choose from. Here are four examples for inspiration:

Commercial advisor

Are you a commercial advisor in agribusiness? You help livestock farmers with their questions around topics like nutrition, health, breeding, and housing. You combine the wishes of the livestock farmer with developments in the sector and society. You use this information to formulate future-proof advice, recommending products suited to the farmer's plans.

Applied researcher

As an applied researcher at a research institute or in agribusiness, you study how to improve animal health and welfare. For example: what is the best nutrition in different types of production systems? How can companies work smarter, without harming their animals in the process? What are the negative impacts of livestock farming on the environment, and how can you reduce them?

Policy officer

If you are a government policy officer specialised in animal husbandry, you work to formulate feasible regulations for animal welfare on livestock farms. You also look at how livestock farms can be less harmful to the environment. As part of your work, you talk to lots of different people, such as farmers, researchers, and politicians.

Self-employed entrepreneur

If you have commercial ambitions or innovative ideas, you can also take over, start up, or run your own business within the livestock sector. You are responsible for the day-to-day running of your company, caring for production animals, managing your staff, and handling the finances. You can also launch a start-up around the primary sector.