Thursday 6th March 2025, students from Ngong Technical Training College visited the Faculty of Vet. Medicine and Faculty of Agriculture for a one day Academic trip on practical laboratory skills on various topics
The students were welcomed by Dr. Kipyegon fro Dept. of Clinical studies and then Prof. Mande, Dean Faculty of Veterinary Medicine gave an introductory speech.
The students were divided into four groups and they visited various labs in the two faculties for the practical skill demonstrations.
Dept. of Vet.Pathology, Faculty of Vet. Medicine
The students were taken through the following
- Electron and Light Microscopy
- Histopathology Techniques
- Microbiology Techniques
Dept. of Animal Production, Faculty of Vet. Medicine
The students were taken through the following
- Animal production
- Chemical Analysis
- Animal Feeds formulation and Element analysis
- Poultry Rearing and Management Practices
Dept. of Plant Science and Crop Protection, Faculty of Agriculture
The students were taken through the following
- Latest technology on Plant breeding
- Plant tissue culture techniques
- Plant molecular biology techniques
- Museum and Herbarium technologies
Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture
The students were taken through the following
- Food quality control and management
- Processing and packaging of food products
Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
The students were taken through the following
- Agricultural engineering