Abstract:
This contains and describes the activities carried out, knowledge and skills gained, challenges faced, the conclusion of the report, and recommendations. The objective of this industrial training is to make students benefit from the skills and knowledge gained from the fields, apply the knowledge got from theory in classroom lectures to practical, hands-on the field, and build the confidence of the learners.
First, I was introduced to Atlas livestock dairy farm consisting of livestock, crop production, and marketing of farm products. This was followed by orientation where I introduced farm management, structures, and animal species. Cattle breeds kept at the farm include dairy cattle i.e. Friesians, Guernsey breeds, beef breeds e.g. Boran and Sahiwal, Goat breeds i.e. Boer and Mubende goats, and the local sheep breed. And later I was allocated to different animal sections in the farm for a period of three days in each section under the full supervision of the Farm supervisor. The sections of allocation include the main feeding house, boran house, milking parlor, isolation rooms, calf pens, breeding bull section, goat unit, camel section, spray race and cattle crush, etc.
The major activities that I carried out at the farm were animal handling like dehorning, castration, minor surgeries, and others like silage making, etc., I had lectures on animal diseases, drugs, and treatment with Dr. Arionga the DVO of Nakapiripirit and Dr. Ochom Martin. I even had outreaches in the communities with Dr. Ochom i.e. the poultry farmer, meat inspection, and treating farmer's animals.
In this industrial training, I gained knowledge and skills majorly on how to handle animals i.e. dehorning, how industrial training is vital to my future career and I correlate with the lectures from campus. And lastly the conclusion, recommendation of my industrial training, and the appendices.
