One day Training workshop; LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT Dr. Mubasher Solangi Managed by ACF International, Tando Mohammad Khan.

2.  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.

3.  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.

4.  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.

5.  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.

6.  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.

7.  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.

8. Date of training
event
Name of venue
# of Male
participants
# of Female
participants
Total 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

9.  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.

10.  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.

11.  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.