Industrial training at Budaka sub county Budaka district local government production and marketing department.

Abstract

This training was carried out from, Budaka sub county, production department. Budaka is one of the sub counties that constitute Budaka district. Budaka sub county production office, comprises of 4 sectors namely; livestock, crop, entomology, and a section unique called operation wealth creation/WOWC which operates under the office of the president/ or the thin NAADS secretariat in the ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries/MAAIF. This section provides technologies and presidential pledges across the agricultural sectors in the sub county and the district at large. The sub county I-I/Q is situated on the south of Budaka and 1 km from Budaka town. I carried out a number of activities such as; Treatment of disease such as Trypanosomiasis, lumpy skin disease, ECF, among others. Animal management practice like castration, deworming, Artificial insemination, Pregnancy diagnosis, public health (meat inspection), Surgery on heifer which presented abnormally during birth (dystotia)., Mass vaccination of pets against rabies, Blood sampling in swine to tested for African swine fever.

The attachment made me to achieve how to identify animal diseases in the field. I also learnt how to carry out pregnancy diagnosis, how to control parasites on animal that is through deworming and spraying, Skills were also gained in carrying out artificial insemination in dairy cow, I learnt how to vaccinate pets against rabies, how to carry out blood sample in pigs, identifying good quality carcus suitable human consumption, and how to interact with fellow workers and sharing of and delivering of information. In conclusion therefore I learnt new skills, shared information, and made new important friends from different institutions. I recommend that the university should at least supervise students twice during the recess term.