In
our final week in Kenya, the FHF veterinary team headed back to the
Karatina area. This week we were also thrilled to add two more
veterinarians to our team, Dr. Dave and Dr. Martha!
Throughout
the week our team continued to meet with dairy groups, give seminars
to farmers, and examine and treat individual cows. On Tuesday we met
with a growing dairy group that has just recently started working
with FHF, the Kiamuruga Dairy Self Help Group. The group was excited
for us to be there. We had a strong turn out for the seminar, and
the farmers were very interactive and asked lots of questions!
With
the extra help from Drs. Dave and Martha we were able to talk to more
farmers and see more cases. In the Kiamuruga dairy area we saw a
number of cow housing issues, including uncomfortable beds, poorly
designed zero grazing units, and dirty cows. These housing issues
were making mastitis a common problem in this area. The Kiamuruga
dairy is a group that has the potential to benefit from the training
that FHF can offer.
As
the third week came to a close we were all sad to say goodbye to
Kenya and the friends we had made. We had an amazing experience and
learned so much during our trip!
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