ANIMAL PRODUCTION SECTION
Section objective
“To provide advice and technical assistance to farmers to improve and promote Livestock production”
Core functions
- To provide technical advice through:
- Farm visits to approve cattle, pigs, chickens and sheep purchased from MAF
- Farmers trainings
- Farmer group field days
- Radio & television awareness programs
- Carry out farm monitoring of the different livestock population; assess condition score of animals, review pasture and animal feed conditions
- Demonstrate and advise on animal husbandry programs
- Castration
- Drenching
- De-worming
- Identification of cattle, pigs and sheep
- De-horning
- Hoof-trimming
- Milking practices in dairy animals
- Administering iron injections (pigs)
- Teeth clipping
- De-beaking (poultry)
- Artificial brooding in chickens
- Rearing systems for all livestock
- Fencing & housing
- Ration formulation
- Demonstrate pasture establishment and maintenance on cattle farms
- Demonstrate feeding practices for all livestock
- Organize and develop livestock farmer groups
- Assist students in areas of animal research and development
- Assist in organizing livestock auctions
- Produce and prepare technical information for livestock farmers