Month: April 2016

The importance of vets supporting small-scale livestock keepers

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Dr Viola Chemis is a veterinarian for Heifer’s East Africa Dairy Development project. He speaks from a farm in Kenya and shares her experiences as a livestock vet, why she became a veterinarian and what World Veterinarian Day means to her.

This is part of a short video series that interviews veterinarians, animal technicians and vaccinators in Tanzania and Kenya to celebrate World Veterinary Day on 30th April 2016. Share this link on your social media account and tag #worldvetday.

Compiled by WRENmedia on behalf of GALVmed for World Veterinary Day 2016 (30 April). Video by Pius Sawa, WRENmedia correspondent.

How one animal health assistant supports livestock keepers in Kenya

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Moses Lagat is an animal health assistant for the Kenya Dairy Farmers Federation. He speaks from a farm in Elgeyo Marakwet, Kenya and shares his experiences assisting livestock vaccinations and what World Veterinarian Day means to him.

This is part of a short video series that interviews veterinarians, animal technicians and vaccinators in Tanzania and Kenya to celebrate World Veterinary Day on 30th April 2016. Share this link on your social media account and tag #worldvetday.

Compiled by WRENmedia on behalf of GALVmed for World Veterinary Day 2016 (30 April). Video by Pius Sawa, WRENmedia correspondent.

The importance of vaccinating cattle with the Muguga Cocktail East Coast Fever Vaccine

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John Tangus is an Animal Technician for the Kenya Dairy Farmers Federation. He supports our partners work vaccinating cattle with the Muguga Cocktail Infection and Treatment Method East Coast Fever (ECF) vaccine. He shares why its important to vaccinate cattle against ECF.

This is part of a short video series that interviews veterinarians, animal technicians and vaccinators in Tanzania and Kenya to celebrate World Veterinary Day on 30th April 2016. Share this link on your social media account and tag #worldvetday.

Compiled by WRENmedia on behalf of GALVmed for World Veterinary Day 2016 (30 April). Video by Pius Sawa, WRENmedia correspondent.

Challenges and rewards to vaccinating livestock in Kenya

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Dr  Paul Simiyu is a veterinarian for the Kenya Dairy Farmers Federation. He speaks from a farm in Kakamega, Kenya and shares his experiences as a livestock vet and what World Veterinarian Day means to him.

This is part of a short video series that interviews veterinarians, animal technicians and vaccinators in Tanzania and Kenya to celebrate World Veterinary Day on 30th April 2016. Share this link on your social media account and tag #worldvetday.

Compiled by WRENmedia on behalf of GALVmed for World Veterinary Day 2016 (30 April). Video by Pius Sawa, WRENmedia correspondent.

How one veterinarian supports livestock keepers in Tanzania

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Dr Zacharia Molell is a veterinarian at Alpha Veterinary Services. He speaks from his shop in Arusha, Tanzania and shares his experiences as a livestock vet, why he became a vet and what World Veterinarian Day means to him.

This is part of a short video series that interviews veterinarians, animal technicians and vaccinators in Tanzania and Kenya to celebrate World Veterinary Day on 30th April 2016. Share this link on your social media account and tag #worldvetday.

Compiled by WRENmedia on behalf of GALVmed for World Veterinary Day 2016 (30 April). Video by Pius Sawa, WRENmedia correspondent.

How one veterinarian supports livestock keepers in Kenya

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Dr  Joachim Kutoyi is a veterinarian for the Kenya Dairy Farmers Federation. He speaks from a farm in Eldoret, Kenya and shares his experiences as a livestock vet and what World Veterinarian Day means to him.

This is part of a short video series that interviews veterinarians, animal technicians and vaccinators in Tanzania and Kenya to celebrate World Veterinary Day on 30th April 2016. Share this link on your social media account and tag #worldvetday.

Compiled by WRENmedia on behalf of GALVmed for World Veterinary Day 2016 (30 April). Video by Pius Sawa, WRENmedia correspondent.

How one vaccine coordinator supports livestock keepers in Kenya

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Joseph Anaswa is an animal health assistant for the Kenya Dairy Farmers Federation. He speaks from a farm in Elgeyo Marakwet, Kenya and shares his experiences assisting livestock vaccinations and what World Veterinarian Day means to him.

This is part of a short video series that interviews veterinarians, animal technicians and vaccinators in Tanzania and Kenya to celebrate World Veterinary Day on 30th April 2016. Share this link on your social media account and tag #worldvetday.

Compiled by WRENmedia on behalf of GALVmed for World Veterinary Day 2016 (30 April). Video by Pius Sawa, WRENmedia correspondent.

Vaccination means business for female poultry farmers

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Triza Atieno is a poultry farmer and a member of the Young Sisters Group in her local village in western Kenya. This group of 20 female poultry farmers have received poultry farming training and started seeing improvements after training and vaccinating poultry.

“I lost 200 out of 300 birds in one month. I was to administer the vaccine but I didn’t have that capital,” said Triza.

After selling the remaining 100 birds, Triza bought 300 birds and followed the vaccination schedule and she didn’t experience a loss.

Find out how this group of female poultry farmers have grown their poultry business in the video above.

Read the video’s transcript.

Film by Pius Sawa, WRENmedia correspondent. Produced by WRENmedia for GALVmed.