Artificial Insemination in Swine

Training on

Artificial Insemination in Swine

Date: 14-15 July 2012

Time: 7:30am - 5:00pm

Venue: Park Café

Language: Khmer

Main Course Objectives:
Trainees are scheduled to be trained on "How to produce piglets by using artificial insemination (AI) techniques. In the training course, trainees are scheduled to study:

a) In-House Trainings

• Consideration of Breeds and Breeding Swine
• Benefits of Artificial Insemination in Swine
• Challenges and Disadvantages
• Facilities for Artificial Insemination
• Semen Collection from Boars (male pigs) and Semen Processing
• Semen Evaluation
• Handling and Storage of Semen
• Estrus Detection in Female Swine
• Bio-Security and Other Issues
• Inseminating Semen in Female Swine
• Timing of Insemination
• Post-AI Process

b) Field Visits

• A Field Visit to a Piglet Production Farm​ for Practices

About the Training Course:
There is a rising demand on piglets, making piglet producers unable to respond to this rising need and hence leading some of them to supplying poor quality piglets to their customers. The training course in Artificial Insemination in Swine responds to the rising demand on good quality piglets by equipping trainees with critical skills needed for piglet production with natural mating.

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Field Visits and Practices: Field visits to a piglet production farm in Takhmoa for practices

Trainers:

1. Mr. Ros Limhy, Animal Welfare & Production Specialist, currently handling a USAID's MSME project on Animal Feed Value Chain, has ten years of experiences in animal feed production and feed business development and livestock raising. He graduated a Bachelor degree in Agronomy and Master of Animal Welfare & Production from the Royal University of Agriculture at Chamka Dong. He has trained a number of farmers to produce animal feed and profitably raise livestock namely swine and poultry. He also has his own poultry farm and animal feed producing factory, producing 60 tons of feed per month.
2. Mr. Theun Thorn, Swine Artificial Insemination Specialist, currently handling a USAID's project on Swine Value Chain, has ten years of experiences in pig AI and production. Having graduated from the Royal University of Agriculture at Chamka Dong, he has trained thousands of farmers on artificial insemination in swine. He also has his own pig farm in which he produce piglets to supply the market in Takhmao.

Training Fees:
Package 1: $185 (This package includes free receptions (lunch and refreshments), studies materials and travels to field visits and tours.))

• $150 for Advanced Payment (Only 10 days prior to the training)
• $150 per person for group registration of =/+2 persons

Package 2: $235 (This package is for trainees who come from provinces. This package includes all of the mentioned in package 1. In addition, these trainees are provided with free accommodations at an air-con hotel/guesthouse and travel means to-from the hotel/guesthouse for the whole course (12 of stay-days))

• $200 for Advanced Payment (Only 10 days prior to the training)
• $200 per person for group registration of =/+2 persons

Receptions:
Lunch, refreshments and reception are provided to all trainees:

• Buffet lunch, refreshments with tea & coffee and snacks provided at the training venue at Park Café (one of Park Café Outlets)
• Dinner reception & networking at Park Café (last days the training)

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Certification: All trainees are awarded certificates of completion

Further Info & Registration:
Entrepreneur Consulting
Contact Person: Mr. Hoem Seiha
Tel: 012 699 553
Email: entrepconsulting@gmail.com
Website: www.entrepconsulting.com