The Livestock Unit maintains animals actively used for research work at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. Besides, it provides practical experience to students on the management of the different livestock types. Active commercial operations of the Livestock Unit are undertaken for broilers and egg production in the Poultry Section. The various sections of the Livestock Units are as follows:
Cattle, Small Ruminants, Piggery, Rabbitry, Poultry(Layers and Broilers), Animal Breeding (Turkey and Chicken) and Micro livestock (Cane Rat and Snails).
The Livestock Unit is fully complemented with the Feed mill section where Feed Rations of desired formulations for the respective classes of livestock on the farm are compounded and distributed accordingly.
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Weaner Pigs on the Farm |
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Rabbit: New Zealand Red Breed |
Rabbit: Brevren Kids |
Broilers in the Brooding Pen |
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Students’ Practical at the Poultry Breeding Unit |
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Students Planting Fodder in the Ruminant Paddock |
Harvested Fish for Processing |
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