Abstract:
This industrial training report contains detailed activities that I carried out at KSF during my IT at NAGRC & DB-Kasolwe Stock Farm which was on for a period of eight (8) weeks from 19th/06/2023 to 12th/08/2023. It was on from Monday to Saturday from 7:00AM-6:00PM. On day 1, I reported to the farm where I was welcomed by Mr. OTIM EMMANUEL who was one of the staff and oriented me together with other students about KSF. IT was meant to enable students get hands on skills in Animal Production and Management with the intention of transferring theoretical knowledge into practical skills within the stipulated time. KSF has seven sections i.e, cattle, poultry, aquaculture, piggery, pasture, goats and feed mill. It revealed that, the theory taught in lecture rooms does not differ from what is practically done in the field.
Activities that I carried out during my IT were; cleaning the goat unit, deworming all dairy cattle, ear tagging calves, AI, pregnancy diagnosis, feed processing, cleaning poultry house, desilting the fish pond, hay making etc. Skills that I gained during my IT were; I learnt how to deworm goats and cattle, Challenges that I faced were, language barrier and walking long distance from my area of residence to the farm. Responsibilities undertaken include; treating cattle, deworming goats and dairy cattle, measuring live body weight of cattle etc. The impacts of IT to my future career plans are; I have the capacity to handle most areas with profession due to the skills I have gained. In conclusion, the IT at KSF was successful despite the fact that it had a few challenges.
The recommendations are; I recommend that KSF should purchase a standby high-capacity generator due to load shedding at the feed mill, the government should complete the construction of learning Centre.
