Vincent Onyango

2018–2022

Degree of Bachelor in Animal health and Production

Kenyatta University

2022 June – August

Field Attachment at Kakuzi PLC

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Honest, Accountable, diligent and organised, punctual, flexible, team player, technologically competent, creative, emotional intelligence, problem solving skills, good communication skills

Personal aims and objectives

 Improvement of the quality of animal health care and welfare

 Promotion of consumer protection with regard to prevention and control of foodborne hazards and to food hygiene procedures.

 Promotion of quality veterinary services.

 Improving the knowledge and perception of veterinarians, livestock owners, food processing industries and general public

PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS

2022 June – August

Field Attachment at Kakuzi PLC

Responsibilities; Supervision of slaughterhouse, livestock department and rangeland;

livestock data management; attending to daily livestock management activities; other assigned duties

Skills gained

Slaughter house; Slaughter house hygiene, meat inspection, Slaughter house waste management, the ideal structure of a class B Slaughter house

Good livestock husbandry practises; proper feed formulation, identification (use of microchip, ear tagging, ear notching branding etc.), drugs handling and administration,

pregnancy diagnosis, biosecurity measure, milking and milk hygiene

Office work; Record keeping, data management, data analysis

Rangeland; managed livestock grazing, land mosaic burns, hay production, protection,

conservation, improvement and continued welfare of resources of land, water plants and animals

2022: MARCH 8 TH WORLD DONKEY DY CONFERENCE - CARITAS – MWINGI

Training on donkey welfare, disease management

2022: FEB 6 TH – 9 TH NATIONAL TROUT HATCHERY – KIGANJO ( University Field trip)

Training on cold water fish production

2022: FEB 4 TH – 5 TH SAVANNA ORNAMENTAL FISH FARM – NYERI( University Field trip)

 Training on warm water fish production (Fish diseases and disease management, fish feeds formulation, drug administration)

 Training on Aquaponics and emerging technologies of integrated Agriculture

2021 AUGUST 10 TH – 13 TH : KALRO( Dairy research institute)- NAIVASHA

Trainings on dairy production and poultry production. (Diseases and disease management,

feed formulation, biosecurity measures, drug administration)

2018–2022

Degree of Bachelor in Animal health and Production

Kenyatta University

2008-2011

Nyangoma Boys Secondary School

Attained Kenya certificate of Secondary Education

Attained a mean grade of B- (minus)