Training of Flemish Veterinary Medicine students (UGent) (26/09/2008-10/12/2008).
From September to December 2008, three students from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent, were trained in Jimma University under the supervision of Prof. Geert Janssen, Belay Duguma and Yishak Kechero.
 Cattle grazing nearby Gilgel Gibe reservoir |
 Cattle Sampled at Gilgel Gibe reservoir |
 Cattle Sampled at Gilgel Gibe reservoir |
 Veterinary assistent Sileshi examining a calf with eye problem |
 Cattle Sampling at Gilgel Gibe reservoir |
 Veronique and Sileshi discussing about sampling |
 Useful infrastructure for cattle sampling |
 Samples worth a days work |
 Collecting fodder (Albesia gummifera) for digestability trial |
 Reloading batteries after field work |
 Veronique and Anne on the old road to Addis |
 Joren examining a cow with retentio secundinarum |
 Farm visits in Jimma |
 Farm visits in Jimma |
 Farm visits in Jimma |
Farm visits in Jimma |
 Farm visits in Jimma |
 Farm visits in Jimma |
 Farm visits in Jimma |
 Farm visits in Jimma |
 Farm visits in Jimma |
 Farm visits in Jimma |
 Sileshi and Joren discussing about lab technique |
 Preparing reagentia for nitrogen analysis |
 Fat content analysis in milk by Wessihun |
 Fat content analysis in milk |
 Veronique weighing samples for nitrogen analysis |
 Prof. Solomon, Belay and Getan preparing reagentia for nitrogen analysis |
 Anne grinding fodder |
 Dish washing ... |
 Veronique determining N-content by titration |
 Joren in deep thought, Wassihun explaining destillation to postgraduate students |
Sileshi and Joren discussing about lab technique |
 Joren places the blood plasma in Eppendorf tubes for further analysis |
 Grinding faeces for dry matter analysis |
 Sharing student's life at JUCAVM |
 Sileshi explaining students in parasitology lab |
 Washing clothes after field work |
 Visit to the slaughterhouse |
 Weighing the cows for digestability trial |
 Weighing the cows for digestability trial |
 The cow stable at JUCAVM |
 Calving |
 Weighing rougheage |
 Weighing rougheage |
 Cow eating test fodder |
 Sampling faeces |
 The cow stable at JUCAVM |
 School visiting the cow stable at JUCAVM |
 Taking saliva samples |
 Staff of JUCAVM dairy farm |
 Sampling faeces |