Abel – Uganda – praktik dairyfarm

Academic/professional merits and interests

• Pursuing a diploma in Animal Production and Management at Rwentanga Farm Institute

Am a hardworking working young man and this has helped shape me into an extremely motivated person who always wants to develop, acquire and learn new skills and grow professionally. I am confident in my knowledge and experience in cattle farming and piggery.

Previous Roles

Checking for proper ventilation and temperature conditions in all animal shelters

• Assisting with problem births
• Coordinating waste removal
• Cleaning the farm, houses and equipment
• Hand milking twice daily
• Bio security control measure
• Performing facility maintenance, construction and repair of the farm fences and animal structures.
• • Keeps records on a farm
• Checks the health status of animals on a farm, observing animals for signs of illness and giving

Medication when necessary

• Buying farm supplies such as feeds
• Driving stock to farms or processing plant
• Ear tugging of the animals for easy identification
• Rearing cattle under zero grazing and feedlot system.
• Animal disease diagnosis, treatment and vaccination
• Spraying of the animals with acaricides
• Cleaning of the calf pens, milking parlor and cans
• Branding of the animals with branding iron and ear tags application for easy identification
• Parasite control through deworming
• Animal body weight estimation and measuring
• Helping with problem birth process

Work Experience

• I am currently working as a Farm Manager at Family Farm in Rwentanga Uganda

Certifications, driver’s license and other valuable information

Driving License