{"id":29,"date":"2020-02-04T16:44:23","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T16:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postgraduaat.vetworks.eu\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2025-05-27T09:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T09:04:56","slug":"programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/poultryhealthsciences.com\/index.php\/programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Study Programme Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column parallax=&#8221;content-moving-fade&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1581264958923{background-color: #825491 !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;custom-row&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-crow&#8221; color=&#8221;white&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;11\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Year 1: Core Avian Sciences &amp; Management<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Students explore the foundations of avian sciences, covering embryology, anatomy, physiology, and genetics. 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