Pakistan is an Agricultural country and livestock serves as back bone in agricultural sector. According to an average Livestock contributes 10% of total GDP of Pakistan. Livestock management training is designed to improve overall management of animals to maximize production at grass root level. The targeted communities are living below poverty line; they have good opportunity to get more profit regarding their feeding and economy by raring animals. Training aims to enhance good management skills in animal husbandry. Beneficiaries from 16 different villages were trained in 10 days, at 10 different venues including UC Bulri Shah Karim, UC Ghulam Shah Bagrani, UC Shaikh Bhirkio and UC Saeed Khan Lund of District Tando Mohammad Khan, Sindh. There were total 545 beneficiaries including 179 male, 366 female participants.

Current month of March have remarkable importance in annual vaccination calendar. April and May are the months for CCPP vaccine in small animals while May and June are the months for HS vaccine in large animals. Frequent checkups were also made during which liver fluke is listed more prevalent disease in the district. Anoestrus and repeat breading are also serious issues to discuss, due to which calving interval increases making a female less productive.

Enhance Management skills to promote housing, hygiene, nutrition and general health of animals.

Maximize the sustainable milk, meat and fur production.

Vaccination according to annual vaccine calendar.

Manage female reproductive cycles and reduce calving interval.

Motivation towards selection of more productive breeds of animals.

Livestock management training comprised of housing management, nutrition, types of nutrition and health management. Strategically training sessions were divided into four sections.

Questions from participants

Questions were made from participants in the beginning of session for sensitization and situation analysis. Transit walk or semi intensive interview was conducted from one of participants, it can aid in obtaining basic information of selected group.

Lecture

During this part of session basic principles of housing management and hygiene condition were discussed. Participants were advised teat dipping to prevent microbial contamination and reduce the risk of mastitis. Balanced, production and maintenance ration was the key topic to promote health and production of animal. Annual vaccination charts were used to deliver annual vaccination calendar. Other pictorial charts were used to identify common microbial diseases, difference between contagious and non contagious diseases were made to them. Lecture on selected topics were delivered using different tools like sheets, marker and charts. Questions were put up regarding their previous experience of diseased animals for brain storming purpose and made them aware about the importance of topic.

Question answer

Questions were made to analyze the gaining percentage of participants. Participants also put some questions regarding topics discussed and prevailing issues of animal health. Intentionally question answer session was lengthened to discuss more and provide learning opportunity to participants.

Practical on live animal

Difference between healthy and sick animal was discussed during live animal demonstration and frequent checkups were made to make training activities more beneficial to participants. I have attended seven cases of Anestrous, six repeat breeding, two prolapse, 24 liver fluke and one chronic hygroma. I have also made prescriptions for all the cases.

Date of training

eventName of venue

# of Male

participants

# of Female

participantsTotal participants

10/03/2015 Amir Bux Khaskheli 18 06 24

11/03/2015 Ibrahim Chandio 11 07 18

*Ladho Meghwar 14 15 29

12/03/15 Lakha dino Kapri 06 25 31

*Haji Basar Mallah 22 03 25

13/03/2015 Kirshon Kolhi 20 35 55

16/03/2015 Ambo Kolhi/ Vermo Kolhi 14 68 82

17/03/2015 Bachal Kaloo 36 79 115

19/03/2015 Nawab Ab. Ghani Talpur 14 38 52

24/03/2015 Dad Mohammad Brohi 0 12 12

Gul Mohammad Nizamani 03 11 14

25/032015 Teeko Kolhi 14 33 47

*Shambho Kolhi 02 16 18

26/03/2015 Chandoo Kolhi 04 09 13

*Sono Kolhi 01 10 11

Total 179 366 545

Behavior of staff is excellent.

Transport facility is good.

Training hall (i.e. place of training) almost not decorated.

Schedule of training some times over ruled.

Time management needs more improvement.

Time and number of training session are in sufficient. (particularly for LSM training)

Insufficiency of training material.

New trainers should attend at least one week TOT before conducting any session. Senior trainers should have at least one day (three sessions) refresher.

Capable activists should be selected to select and decorated training venue properly so that trainer and staff can easily perform their job.

Provided schedule of training should be followed strictly.

Sessions should be started at the given time for the convenience of trainer, staff and community.

For livestock management training at least three sessions are required with the duration of 120 minutes each. First session should be formal, second should be for demonstration and third one for special topic. That special topic may be according to situation, as this report shows liver fluke and calving internal as major problems of the district Tando Mohammad Khan. Next training should high light above two topics to overcome the problem.

According to this report which revel maximum cases of liver fluke in the district, it is suggested that community should be provided de-worming facility.

Milk groups of villagers are to be formed to get access to the tertiary market to maximize value of milk.

Multimedia should be used to sensitize, mobilize and communicate with illiterate persons, as they are unable to receive lecture properly and did not get as much as they deserve. Through such aids trainer can easily convey his message to all the participants, pictures, slides and movies make every one easy to understand.

Trainer fees should be as per session, Rs.3000/-per session.