A Report on Internship activities carried out at Soroti disrict local government veterinary sector.

Abstract

This report is about the industrial training activities carried out at -Soroti District Local Governmental Production and Marketing Department, Veterinary Sector office starting from 28th Feb 2022 to 06 May 2022, with the aim of introducing me to the aspect of working with the communities outside the campus. The activities performed were guided by the work plan that was designed together with -the field supervisor. The activity plan was divided into two sections that involved Office work and Field work. While in office, I participated in attending to farmers with different problems, providing advisory services and vaccination of cats and dogs against rabies.

In the field, I participated in vaccination of dogs and poultry, deworming and ear tagging, vaccination of cattle against CBPP and FMD of animals, vaccinated 20 dogs against rabies, training of cattle disposal Committee members of PFW on livestock and poultry management, Data collection on aquaculture, veterinary IC health through meat inspection, Artificial insemination. This help learn how to conduct trainings, how to interact with farmers and, how to vaccinate dogs agains.t rabies. with the help of the field supervisors. I attended to training farmers-on poultry management and attended meetings in seine sub counties.

This helped me in knowing equipment to use during tagging, deworming and vaccination of animals, I also learned how to practically do deworming, fagging and vaccination of dogs and poultry. I managed to learnt some of the steps on how meetings and trainings are conducted in the community. During the internship period of 10 weeks, I have been able to acquire extension skill and knowledge, coordination and mobilization, office management skills, and animal disease control and prevention skills. I have also been able to relate some of the theories in class to what practically happens in the field.

However, there were also challenges that I was able to notice during the internship and they include: Inadequate transport to and from the field, low adoption by the recommended practices, inadequate extension staff and the. field supervisors complained on the tediousness of signing the data collection to (log Book) on a daily basis.