Expert in Animal Welfare in Animal Husbandry

Module 1 - Introduction, feeding and comfort

Basis of animal welfare, regulatory framework and assessment methods. Relationship between nutrition, management, comfort and their impact on health, behaviour and productivity in livestock systems.

Module 2 - Health and behaviour

Assessment of welfare from animal health and applied ethology. Identification of indicators of stress, pain and disease, and design of management strategies that improve human-animal interaction.

Module 3 - Transport and slaughter

Analysis of regulations and welfare standards in animal transport and slaughter, including risk management, humane procedures and auditing at critical stages of production.

Module 4 - Practical application

Application of knowledge in real contexts through case studies, audits, technical visits and design of animal welfare improvement plans.

If you want to study veterinary medicine in Madrid and make a difference in your career, come to UAX. We have already trained more than 1,400 veterinarians, and our more than 20 years of experience have given us a recognised prestige in the sector due to the high level of preparation that our students achieve, which is why we are the only private university in Madrid to have the demanding EAEVE European quality accreditation, which gives our students greater international projection.

In addition, you will study at the TOP 1 private university (ConSalud.es Ranking 2025) and TOP 2 of all universities in Spain to study Veterinary Medicine (ConSalud.es Ranking 2024).

• A 360º curriculum under a OneHealth approach

Our curriculum integrates high-level training in 3 key lines for your future:

▪ Clinical.
▪ Animal production.
Food industry (food hygiene and food technology).

• Practice and train skills in the new Veterinary Simulation Centre.

900 m2 facility comprising a 150 m2 Clinical Skills Lab and 25 clinical skills simulation stations; more than 700 m2 of simulated Veterinary Clinical Hospital with the following facilities: Mock reception, consultation, operating theatre and hospitalisation with control and observation rooms, briefing room - multimedia hybrid classroom and co-working area.

In our Simulation Classrooms you can practice every procedure with experiential simulators: castration stations, suturing, intubation, surgical, equine anatomical corpora, etc.

• Treat patients of all species and specialities in the most cutting-edge Veterinary Clinical Hospital in Europe.

In our Clinical Veterinary Hospital, one of the most advanced in Europe, training is 100% practical from day one. The hospital performs more than 12,000 clinical procedures per year and more than 480 equine surgeries per year, as well as a 24/7 operational ICU for small and large animals. It has more than 7,000 m2 equipped with medical technology. You will learn with experts in the main specialties: oncology, neurology, traumatology, minimally invasive surgery, sports medicine, etc., and you will deal with cases of all types of complexity for a more complete experience.

• Agreements with more than 600 TOP companies in the veterinary industry.

In the veterinary career at UAX you can, in addition to developing your clinical training, complete your training in the food industry, laboratories, livestock farms, associations and relevant companies such as Zoo Acuario de Madrid, Safari de Madrid, Faunia, MSD, Bayer, Fundación ONCE del Perro Guía, Hospital Veterinario de Puchol, Parque de la Naturaleza de Cabárceno, Royal Canin, Colvema (Colegio de Veterinarios de Madrid), etc.

• UAX Skill School Professional Certificate

You will obtain certifications in the Soft Skills most in demand by companies: Analytical Thinking, Leadership & Ethics, Working in Agility & Diverse Teams, Storytelling and Disruptive Thinking.

• The UAX veterinary school is accredited by the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) guaranteeing comprehensive and quality teaching.

This edition of the Diploma in Animal Welfare has limited places.

You will be able to access the Diploma in Animal Welfare by following the steps detailed below:

To start the admission process you must provide the following documentation:

• Application form
• Copy of your ID card or passport
• Copy of the university degree that gives access to this qualification.

You can send your documentation by e-mail to gestionacademica@uax.es - Admissions.

After carefully evaluating the information provided, you will be informed if you have been selected for our programme.