Animal Health: Describe health and disease in the context of health management. List and relate common diseases and their methods of transmission to productivity or welfare. Considers risk factors, etiology, clinical signs, interrelationships and preventative management of common infectious and metabolic diseases along with the elements of a health management program for cattle, swine, small ruminants and poultry. Examines the characteristics of potential foreign animal diseases and risk of incursion into Belize.

Food Safety: Rapidly changing dynamics in food production, processing, and marketing in response to lifestyle changes and the challenges posed to human health and the economy. The process and challenges faced in developing a National Policy Framework to address regulation, monitoring and control in building a National Food Safety System (NFSS) responsive to risks, creating widespread awareness, and updated training programs for stakeholders.