The Department of Agro-Food Technology is involved in undergraduate programs on Agricultural Engineering, Food Science and Technology and Enology. The Department offers graduate programs: Masters degree on Agro ecology, Rural Development and Agro tourism and Masters Degree on Food Science, Technology and Control, both leading to the PhD Program: Agricultural and Food Resources and Technologies. Faculty of the Department are involved in research on Animal Science and Food Science and Technology. Specific research topics on Animal Science are: milking of small ruminants, focused in assuring animal welfare and on farm measures to guarantee food safety; and quantitative genetics to improve rabbit production, meat quality and animal welfare. Specific research topics on Food Science and Technology are: postharvest technology, focused on the use of non-contaminant and environmentally friendly treatments for improving food quality and shelf life; chemical contaminants on food, focused in Arsenic detection in foods; sensory evaluation; and processing of foods from animal origin, focused in the application of fibers and bioactive compounds derived from vegetable by-products and the use of essential oils and natural preservatives. The Department is integrated in the Food Safety Technological Platform, Generalitat Valenciana.