Industrial training attachment report carried out at Kasolwe stock farm NAGRC & DB from 19th/06/2023 to 18th/08/2023

Abstract

Industrial training is a practical program which is always carried out at the end of first year of study. It runs alongside class room academic program. I carried out my IT for a period of eight weeks with effect from 19th June 2023 to 18th August 2023 every week Monday to Saturday from 7:00 to 17:00 intensively in which activities like; Orientation, cleaning of different sections visited during IT, feeding of birds, fish, dairy animals, treatment of cattle, identification of different animal breeds, inspection of animal herds e.g. A, B, C spraying of animals, doing pregnancy diagnosis. Prophylaxis treatment of both dairy and other cattle, claw trimming of cocks, de- beaking, turning of litter in poultry house. Treating goats. During this IT I gained several skills and knowledge which Branding, disbudding, treatment of animals, handling of veterinary drugs, treatment of animals, disease diagnosis ear tagging of animals, tagging of fish, sampling of fish, mixing feed rations for different and animals feeds. I also encountered few challenges like shortage of tools to be used such as syringes, needles. professionally these attachment activities have given me confidence in the field of professionalism, it has also helped me to relate class work with practical fully. This IT program has also added me socialism spirit since I met other students from different universities and we share knowledge with them