DEGREE FOR DAIRYING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19417, 27 August 1926, Page 16

DEGREE FOR DAIRYING.

NEW COURSE IN BRITAIN. Professor H. A. D. Neville, Dean of Faculty of Agriculture at the newly-char-tered University of Reading, England, announces that'a degree course in dairying—the first of its type in Great Britain—will be instituted at the beginning of next season. " The importance of milk and its by-products as staple foods, and the growing demand for, and increasing supply of clean milk," Professor Neville Bays, "necessitate the employment of a large number of high-skilled scientific men and women whose training has accustomed them to the problems of dairying, and this degree course will fill the gap. Dairying is no longer a third-rate trade, but an important profession." The course, open to all matriculated students (men arid women), will be of three years' duration. Successful students will receive the degree of B.Sc. (Dairying). The details of the course, have yet to be passed by the Senate of the University, but the general lines have been decided on. The first vear will be devoted to pure science, including chemistry, botany, zoology, and another subject, the most favoured being physics. The second year will embrace the subjects of dairying, including building construction, live stock, and dairy farming, bacteriology, mycology, and practical dairy farm work. The final .year will be devoted to dairying generally, including dairy hygiene and legislation, and advanced science.