Alltech founder and president Dr. Pearse Lyons announced an opportunity for the global animal nutrition and health company with the launch of The Alltech Dairy Career Development Program. The programme offers opportunities for five high calibre university graduates, from anywhere in the world, who wish to specialise in the dairy industry. Alltech aims to develop potential future leaders in the dairy industry and values long-term talent development, with the Alltech Career Development Program running since early 2012. Alltech will invest $1 million in the programme over the next year, with the objectives of providing innovative formats for new nutritional technologies for dairies, improving animal health and welfare, and increasing dairy farm profitability around the world.

Alltech will accept applications from recent graduates with a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree in animal science, dairy science, dairy business or veterinary medicine from April 1 – 30.

Applicants are invited to apply via: alltech.com/dairygraduate