An internship report carried out at atlas livestock dairy farm, Kobwin sub-county, Ngora district.

Abstract

This report contains and describes the activities Implemented, skills and qualifications gained, challenges faced during the industrial training, conclusion of the report and recommendations derived from the challenges faced at Atlas dairy farm, Kobwin Sub County, Ngora District. The objective of this industrial training is to make students benefit from the skills and knowledge gained from the fields, apply the knowledge they get from the classroom in the field and build confidence in the students. During internship I was attached to the department of animal production and abit of crop. This was followed by orientation where I was first introduced to the different farm structures and later I implemented the activities such as castration of goats for fattening, and Record keeping and milking, Training on animal drugs and management, silage and hay making. These activities have made me to gain a lot of skills and knowledge like; worming of goats and cattle, skills in Castration, skills in general management of animals, communication skills and confidence in training farmers on animal and crop management. During internship, I also faced some challenges like; lack of veterinary drugs and equipment at the farm, limited transport means for field work. In conclusion all the activities were implemented and industrial training was carried out successfully. I was able to gain a lot from it. I was in position to get practical skills and knowledge in line with my career and relating with people in the field. Much as all were successfully done, there were also some little challenges which hindered the smooth running of the activities making me recommend that the farm should provide a bus for students to improve transport means during outreach and more equipment and veterinary drugs to be installed so that animals are treated and vaccinated in time.