An industrial training report carried out in livestock production and management at national semi-arid resource research institute (NaSSARRI) Serere.

Abstract

The industrial training was carried at NaSARRI farm in Serere District for duration of 8 weeks from 28th/Feb/2022 to 22nd/April/2022 under livestock production and management section. The internship training was all about exposing students to the practical skills and knowledge in the field, the report contains background, location, vision, mission, mandate, programmes, collaborators and organization structure of NaSARRI. Several activities were conducted in both cattle and goat production and management like census (counting of animals), spraying, weighing, treatment, cleaning of the goat housing, dehorning, hoof trimming, health inspection, record keeping etc. including a tour on farm structure like cattle crush, cattle dip, paddocks, fences, collecting yard etc. and Education on farm tools and the equipment such as lactometer, ear tag applicator, prooder, thermometer etc. elaborating their uses. Impacts of the training was that it exposed me completely to the world of work and interaction, made me transform from the theoretical knowledge and skills to practical etc., skills gained were dehorning animals using a dehorning saw, ear tagging using ear tag applicator etc., challenges faced were long distance from my place of residence to the farm, inadequate farm tools and equipment etc., I made a few recommendations to the farm of NaSARRI and the responsible personnel to avail enough tools and equipment to facilitate the activities conducted. So I conclude by saying the industrial training was conducted successfully.