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Acknowledgment
Acknowledgements and thanks due to many people who involved the three day field
work, especially my thanks goes to supervisor tutors, Dr. Nouh haji Abdi and Mr. Benson
Wofula for their guidance, support and encouragement.
Also, I would like to register a word of thanks Togdheer regional veterinary officer for
his collaboration and the community members of the institutions we visited.
I should also take this opportunity to thank all Terre nouva management administration
and academic staff including
Terre nouva administration
Miss Lucy wood
STVS management
Dr. Felix Cyprian biaou
Dr Thomas Basarazunga
Dr. Mohamoud
Dr.Ibrahim osman
Tutors
Dr. Abdullahi sheikh
Dr. Abdul kadir khalif
Dr. Abdulahi Ali
Mr. Mudazir
Mr. Mohamed Aden Guun
Mr. Joseph Ndirangu
Miss. Atugonza jocelynn jollie
Finally, I should like to thank my partner for countless good ideas, for such openhanded
generosity and for supplying me with endless cups of tea without my even asking.
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Table of contents
SECTION ONE:
1.1 Executive summary......................................................................................1
1.2 field objective………………………………………………………………………..1
1.3 methodology…………………………………………………………………………1
1.4 Study context …………………………………………………………………………7
1.5SECTION TWO:
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3.1.1 Conclusion………………………………………………….....16
3.1.2 Recommendation……………………………………………….17
3.1.3Cited Reference ……………………………………………………………17
Annexes,…………………………………………………………………………17.
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Executive summary
In STVS, academic study system stipulates tha, each year at end of the 2 nd semester
students get exposed to field work where by they collect data from the stakeholders of
livestock industry in different places, and this time first student are take to Burao which is
the largest place in Somaliland where animal related activities takes a large proportion in
the livelihood of the community.
This report provides details of activities undertaken by first year class and their attempt to
practice and apply their knowledge in which they acquired during their academic year in
stvs studies.
The specific objectives of this report were:
Through out the three days of fieldwork different skills are used such as observation
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Section 1
1.1 Introduction
As per STVS academic studies system and examination policy in at end of second
semester student are exposed to fieldwork.
In first year student are taken to Burao for three-day field work to observe analyze and
report on livestock related activities, and they visited several area that are vital for
livestock activities
1.3 Methodology
During the three days of Burao, fieldwork students applied different
Observation
Practical activities
Interview
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livestock for their livelihood needs, a significant proportion of urban people also drive
their in come from livestock related activities.
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Apart from socio-economic importance of the livestock, they have also socio-cultural
importance in Togdher and Somaliland as well.
During this 3 day of the field work in collaboration with the regional co coordinator of
the ministry of livestock and the supervisor tutors STVS 1 st year student visited several
areas that are vital for livestock economy including,
I. Halal foods ltd
II. Maandeeq camel dairy farm
III. Burao livestock market
IV. Burao traditional slaughter house
V. And Burao milk market
Moreover, the field was concluded with an optimum out put.
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2.1 Halal modern meat plant
Halal foods ltd situates western part of the Burao city away from approximately 4km
from the town.
Halal is the largest and modernized meat processing plant in Somaliland, it locates 60
hector fencing wall with 100km2 of operating areas.
It has been established 2000 but it has started its work on 2004, it slaughters small
ruminants at age of 2 years.
Slaughtering animal is brought by a company called vessel global group that collects
animal from all Somali livestock markets.
2.1.1 Ante mortem examination
Before the animals enter the lairage they under go ante-mortem examination which is
done by veterinarian doctor who checks the animals, any animal that are manifesting any
abnormalities or animals condemned as unsafe or un suitable for human consumption is
excluded.
After the ante-mortem examination, they enter resting pens where they stay before
slaughtering.
2.1.2 Sanitary facilities
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The overall hygienic standard is normal, they milking machine to reduce milking risk
associate and the transmission of mastitis
Bulk Milk Pick-up Tanks that are used to collect and transport milk from a dairy farm, is
aluminum cans, these permits reduction of milk contamination and preserves its normal
state.
A Cleaning and Sanitizing Facility means is employed for any place such as milking,
Camel pens.
Constraints
• is no regular involvement of veterinary specialist
• no regular support either from NGOs or government
• lack private consultants
Burao slaughterhouse is the place where the animals are slaughtered for local
consumptions, Burao slaughterhouse was built in 1967 by previous Somali government,
and after the civil war in 1995 it was reconstructed and extended with increasing the size
by care international
4.1.1 Hygienic standard in the slaughterhouse
The slaughter house building have only fencing wall and does not have a roof there is no
efficient floor for drainages and sanitary facilities the only means of cleaning is the
sweeping that is done irregularly. In addition to that, all working tables are unclean.
4.1.2 Activity in the slaughterhouse.
Burao slaughterhouse works beginning from 11:00pm to 7:00Am, workers in the
slaughterhouse use traditional way of slaughtering of the animal, they don’t use any
machines for facilitating their activity, all of the workers in Burao slaughterhouse are
women, these women charge to their commission/wage to the owner of the animals that
they work upon it, which they use to cover their livelihood needs,
Additionally, camels are slaughter outside of the closure of the slaughterhouse, all
workers in camel slaughter department are men, in general, Burao slaughterhouse
produces more than 400 carcasses of sheep and goats, and more than 10 carcasses of
camels. After inspection activities carried out by the students, we find lesions and
presence of plastic bags as shown this table. We inspected over 130 animals.
Table: 1
No of animals Species Organ Abnormality
5 Goat Fore stomach Plastic bags
6 Goats Liver Hemorrhages
4 Goats Fore stomach Parasitic cyst
1 Goat Liver Abscess
3 Goats Intestine Swollen at lymph nodes and payer’s patch
2 Sheep Intestines Swollen payer’s patch
1 Sheep Liver Jaundice
2 Sheep Liver Adhesion in liver inflammation
3 Sheep Fore stomach Plastic bags
1 Sheep Fore stomach Parasitic cyst
1 Camel Liver Hepatitis
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Goats, , 60
60
50
40
Goats
30
Sheeps
20 Camel
10
Lack of electricity
Absence of cleaning and waste management system
Slaughterhouse don’t have neither disposable places of wastages nor transport
owned by the slaughterhouse to dispose wastages far place to protect the hygiene
of the slaughterhouse
Lack of roof and proper floor which have slopes for drainage
Lack of reliable water points
Lack of skilled workers they only use traditional system of slaughtering.
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In the market, there are private local workers who are locally called DAABAQAD
(people who brand animals using black paint, and take the animals to the slaughterhouse).
This worker sits under a tree where he ties the animals he brands under it and takes those
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animals to the slaughterhouse to be slaughtered. When the traders purchase their animals,
they bring them to this worker. He charges 1000slsh per animal; the trader leaves her
animals with the worker and comes back for it at the slaughterhouse. The worker gives
the animal’s different symbols so he does not get confused on the animals and who owns
them.
In the livestock market there is a local government’s office at the west side of the market.
It is composed of government workers and veterinarians.
Dr. Abdi Rashid Ahmed, chief of the veterinary services in the market, told us that there
were two activities done by the veterinarians:-
1. They inspect the animals for export, and give the healthy animals an Export
Health Certificate, signed by the regional officer.
2. They ensure that every animal that is been sold in the market is healthy.
He also said if there were a chance that the people brought a sick animal to them, they
would treat the animal free of charge. The drugs used for treating the animals in the
market are from the Ministry of Livestock in Burao and donors.
The livestock ban affected every one in and out of the market, and caused a lot of
suffering, because 60% of the population’s livelihood depends mainly on the livestock
production.
The purchased animals are collected under trees for shade.
Picture of Burao livestock market
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Producer
Are those who rear and produce as well as sell their animals for different purposes and
there role is to bring the animals that deserve to be sell in to the livestock market.
Brokers
Are those who seeks buyer, negotiate, and facilitate the transaction to take place.
Additionally, they give the buyer a not stolen, healthy and inform the trader the presence
of the animal in the market, decides the price according to the animal condition or fatness
and free from any abnormality.
Municipality
• Its aim is to maintain security, taxation as well as the hygiene and waste
management and overall management of the livestock market condition To collect
taxes from the owners
• To collect the garbage from the market
• To give security to the market
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• To solve the internal disputes between the traders and brokers or among the
brokers
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There were various milk in the market having different value and are obtained from
different villages such as,
Oodweyne
Xaaji saalax
Cadaw yuurura
Cali saahid
Booraamo
Additionally there are also a milk from guban area like suuq sade and galoolay in the
after noon.
Supply of the milk depend on season, when there is a rain and sufficient feed for animals
more milk is available in the market and price is low accordingly.
On the other hand, a demand is high in every time due to their usage, and is supplement
for most foods and drinks.
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=(0.90lier)
Sheep/goats 5500s/l shillings 500s/l shillings
Section Three
3.1 Conclusion and Recommendation
3.1.1 Conclusion
After three days of fieldwork of Burao, we come up with finding from different places we
visit and we observed and interviewed the owners and workers of the institutions.
Meat processing plant: this plant which a lot of facilities and also a lot of workers, it
process the carcass in modern way although it is still at an embryonic stage it has
potential to double its products and send to different foreign destinations in the up
coming decades.
Camel dairy: The farm that is first dairy farm established in Somaliland, which is newly
modern and the owners put this farm a lot of investment with out helping from
government and international community so they need to encourage their brilliant work
technically and economically.
1
Baydh is a traditional unit of the milk measurement
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slaughterhouse: slaughter which very big and have high work for the community has not
electricity and cover with protect from the rain and other insults from the environment,
also this slaughterhouse is in the town so it seems so harm the community. Additionally,
there are no doctors that inspect the animal.
Burao milk market: is short term market which work not more then12 hours and it has
lot of challenges in the areas of hygiene, milk handling storage and pricing as well.
3.1.2 Recommendation s
In view of the above findings, this study would like to recommend certain measures that
are important in livestock if it probably upgraded
To clean the hygiene of the traditional slaughterhouse.
To make many shades to the livestock market.
To build big public water points in the livestock market in order to end the shortage of
water existing the market
The getting of Burao local government the equipments of the collecting garbage, in order
to achieve to clean the livestock market.
Developing a mechanism of upgrading those nascent economic activities.
Moreover, support the meat factory how to get lab equipments in order to inspect and
check the health status of the animal before they slaughter and after it. And encourage the
owner of the camel dairy farm.
Also To request help from the government for veterinary service, or hire a private
veterinarian for the health of the animals
In future government and other bodies have establish slaughterhouse that are clean
and are far from the resident area.,
In the milk market the traders doesn’t have knowledge to handle the milk,
So they have to be trained on how to handle the hygiene of the milk.
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Cited Reference:
I. Impact assessment, Dulcad plain communal range reserve restoration
Candlelight NGO, 2003.mohamend igeh killeh
II. Promotion employment through training PETT project June april2006,
EU Ezekiel Esipsu
III. Evaluation report of child focused emergency food aid distribution in
TOGDHEER region, safe the children. December 2004 Ahmed osman
ibrahim
IV. Economic lecture notes STVS first year Benson wofula
Annex 1
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