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football, cinema, reading, lawn tennis
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PETER MUBIRU

Poultry Veterinarian
Kampala,102

Summary

A focused Poultry veterinarian with exceptional troubleshooting and analysis skills developed over 19 years of experience, working in poultry farms and hatcheries. Extensive knowledge and experience on poultry disease prevention and diagnosis. An experienced production manager with the ability to train and motivate staff to meet challenging performance targets. Offering a "two in one" solution ( a good poultry veterinarian and a good poultry manager). Focused on keeping the department efficient and cost-effective. Extensive knowledge and experience on broiler and layer breeder management (both closed and open sided houses). A good understanding of incubation and hatchery management. A good understanding of poultry nutrition. Excellent team builder.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
2029
2029
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Director in Charge of Breeder Farms

AGROCAM
Douala, Douala
09.2022 - 04.2025
  • Made the annual breeder placement programs and placed the orders with the suppliers
  • Made the breeder vaccination programs and annual vaccination schedules
  • Carried out routine disease diagnosis and prescription of veterinary drugs, when necessary, in the breeder farms
  • Supervised and worked with breeder farm production managers and breeder farm supervisors to ensure good performance levels of the breeder flocks
  • Recruited and trained breeder farm supervisors
  • Recruited and trained the vaccination and veterinary crew
  • Ensured availability of farm inputs and poultry equipment to the farm supervisors, production managers and the veterinary crew
  • Ensured the strict implementation of biosecurity measures in the breeder farms
  • Drew future expansion plans for the top management
  • Advised the company top management on all technical issues in the company.
  • Worked hand in hand with the feed mill to ensure that good quality feeds were delivered to the breeder farms
  • Drew the placement and culling programs to ensure smooth running of the breeder farms and at the same time ensured availability of hatching eggs to the hatchery.
  • Made hatchery audits and diagnosis when need arose.
  • Visited clients' premises in case of complicated production or health problems
  • Planned and designed new breeder farms together with other poultry specialists.
  • Recruited and supervised breeder farm production managers

Technical and Production Manager

AGROCAM
Douala, Douala
05.2019 - 09.2022
  • Made the annual breeder placement programs and placed the orders with the suppliers
  • Made the breeder vaccination programs and annual vaccination schedules
  • Carried out routine disease diagnosis and prescription of veterinary drugs, when necessary, in the breeder farms
  • Supervised and worked with breeder farm production managers and breeder farm supervisors to ensure good performance levels of the breeder flocks
  • Recruited and trained breeder farm supervisors
  • Recruited and trained the vaccination and veterinary crew
  • Ensured availability of farm inputs and poultry equipment to the farm supervisors, production managers and the veterinary crew
  • Ensured the strict implementation of biosecurity measures in the breeder farms
  • Drew future expansion plans for the top management
  • Advised the company top management on all technical issues in the company.
  • Worked hand in hand with the feed mill to ensure that good quality feeds were delivered to the breeder farms
  • Drew the placement and culling programs to ensure smooth running of the breeder farms and at the same time ensuring availability of hatching eggs to the hatchery.
  • Made hatchery audits and diagnosis when need arose.
  • Visited clients' premises in case of complicated production or health problems
  • Planned and designed new breeder farms together with other poultry specialists.
  • Recruited and supervised breeder farm production managers

Company Veterinarian

AGROCAM and SPC
11.2014 - 05.2019
  • Made the breeder vaccination programs and annual vaccination schedules
  • Carried out routine disease diagnosis and prescription of veterinary drugs, when necessary, in the breeder farms
  • Recruited and trained the vaccination and veterinary crew
  • Advised the companies top management on all technical issues in the company.
  • Made hatchery audits and diagnosis when need arose.
  • Visited clients' premises in case of complicated production or health problems
  • Flock size: 230,000 broiler breeders (Cobb 500), 75,000 Layer breeders (Lohmann brown), 460,000 layers (on cages).
  • Achievements: Improved Liveability from 80% to 90% and reduced rearing mortality from 10% to 4%, among others.

Company Veterinarian

SPC
Bafoussam, Bafoussam
04.2013 - 11.2014
  • Carried out routine disease diagnosis and prescription of veterinary drugs, when necessary, in the breeder farms
  • Supervised poultry farm procedures like chick placement, beak trimming, cleaning and disinfection of poultry sheds between flocks and vaccinations.
  • Ensured that good husbandry practices were followed in the farms

Production and Technical Manager

Kuku Poa Ltd.
Mwanza, Mwanza
09.2012 - 04.2013
  • Ensured proper flock management to achieve good performance of the broiler breeders and broilers
  • Plan and coordinate all farm and hatchery operations
  • Recruit and train farm staff
  • Made vaccination programs for both parent stock and broilers
  • Made and implemented bio-security programs
  • Ensured proper vaccine handling, storage and administration
  • Offer technical support to clients when needed
  • Advised the company top management on technical matters concerning feeds and feed raw materials, poultry vaccines, veterinary medicines, poultry equipment and parent stock.
  • Planned and made the placement program for parent stock.
  • Flock size: 10,000 broiler breeders (Cobb 500), 120,000 broilers, 1000 layer breeders.
  • Achievements: FCR from 2.6 to 1.88, broiler cumulative mortality from 24% to 4%, reduced antibiotic or veterinary medicine cost per broiler from 32 to 5 Tanzania Shillings, improved breeder performance through reduced mortality rates, and improved percentage of lay.

Agricultural Extension Officer

Nanasana Town Council
Nansana, Nansana
04.2011 - 10.2012
  • Taught farmers new animal production techniques, including livestock feeding, housing, disease control and financial planning.
  • Scheduled regular visits to farmers to offer technical assistance
  • Held classes and prepared seminars or presentations on various subjects including Poultry production, Pig production, goat and sheep rearing, dairy production and basics of animal nutrition.

Head of Veterinary Department

AGROMAX (U) Ltd
Lutete, Lutete
10.2009 - 04.2011
  • Planned and coordinated all departmental activities
  • Managed and run the layer production unit (7,500 layers)
  • Drew and implemented the vaccination program for the layers
  • Made the feed formulas for the layer farm
  • Organized and supervised the production of mineral and vitamin premixes for animal feeds
  • Actively marketed the premixes and other veterinary products distributed by the company

Company Veterinarian

Ugachick poultry Breeders Ltd and Sekalala Ltd
Magigye, Magigye
06.2006 - 09.2009
  • Monitored Breeder flock health and ensured timely veterinary interventions, reporting to the chick's division manager and General manager
  • Made veterinary diagnosis and made prescriptions
  • Carried out routine Hatchery diagnosis, reporting to the hatchery manager, Chicks' division manager and General manager.
  • Supervised and participated in the vaccination of day-old chicks in the hatchery as well as chick selection and counting.
  • Made or designed vaccination programs and supervised the work of vaccination crews
  • Trained company vaccination crews
  • Offered technical support to clients when needed
  • On instructions of the chicks 'division manager or the technical manager, participated in breeder flock management procedures like weighing of birds, feed or ration management, feeding, and beak trimming.
  • Worked hand in hand with the breeder farm manager or supervisor to ensure good flock performance levels
  • Ensured that farm personnel respected the company biosecurity policies.
  • On instructions of the General manager, I made farm visits to clients' premises to carry out farm audits, disease diagnosis and advised the farmers on how to solve the problems they experienced
  • In Sekalala ltd, carried out vaccinations of the dairy herd, performed artificial inseminations, bovine disease diagnosis, and drew parasite and disease control programs.
  • Offered veterinary services to the company's contract broiler farmers.
  • Flock size: 70,000 broiler breeders (Hybro PN, Cobb Avian 48, Cobb 500), 40,000 layer breeders (Hisex brown), 100,000 broilers.
  • Achievements: Successfully diagnosed a nation-wide outbreak of Mareks disease in layer pullets which eventually led to a modification in the Mareks disease vaccination program and improved vaccine handling and administration in the hatchery.

Education

Continuing Education Certificate - Coccidiosis Module

Utrecht University

Post Graduate Certificate - Avian Health

University of Melbourne
01.2009 - 12.2009

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine - undefined

Makerere University
09.2001 - 06.2006

Skills

Problem-solving

Project management

Operations management

Team management

Decision making

Analytical thinking

Interests

football
cinema
reading
Lawn tennis

Training

  • Irvines- Cobb Africa Technical Seminar, 09/01/23, South Africa
  • Cobb Europe Technical Seminar, 06/01/23, Belgium
  • Cobb Europe Technical Seminar, 07/01/19, The Netherlands
  • Lohmann School, 05/01/15, Germany
  • Governance and Food safety in international food chains, 03/01/13, The Netherlands
  • Laboratory Bio Risk and Bio safety course, 04/01/10, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
  • International Poultry Health Course, 04/01/08, Deventer, The Netherlands

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 11/17/81
  • Nationality: Ugandan
  • Driving License: yes
  • Marital Status: Married

Accomplishments

At AGROCAM & SPC:

1. In the layer breeders; Improved Liveability from 80% to 90% and, reduced rearing mortality from 10% to 4%, among others.
2. In Broiler breeders; improved rearing performance in terms of uniformity (60% or less to 70% or more) and cumulative mortality (from 10% to 5% or less), improved hen performance by at least 5 hatching eggs per hen housed, improved male quality and liveability leading to 1% reduction in the quantity of males ordered, reduced the expenditure on veterinary drugs in breeder farms by 50%
3. Increased Broiler breeder capacity from 120,000 to 230,000 breeders, layer breeders, from 50,000 to 75,000 breeders.
4. In the commercial layers, improved liveability by at least 5 percentage, improved the number of eggs per hen housed from 320 to 349.5, reduced the expenditure on veterinary drugs in farms by at least 50%.


At Kukupoa:

Improved FCR from 2.6 to 1.88, broiler cumulative mortality from 24% to 4%, reduced antibiotic or veterinary medicine cost per broiler from 32 to 5 Tanzania Shillings, improved breeder performance through reduced mortality rates, and improved percentage of lay.

Affiliations

1. Member of the World Veterinary Poultry Association

2. Member of the Uganda Veterinary Association

football, cinema, reading, lawn tennis

Internship and undergraduate dissertation project......................... Ugachick Poultry breeders Ltd.

Jan - May 2006.

Title: Investigation of the most common lesions and bacteria in dead-in-shell embryos from un hatched eggs in the hatchery.

Timeline

Director in Charge of Breeder Farms

AGROCAM
09.2022 - 04.2025

Technical and Production Manager

AGROCAM
05.2019 - 09.2022

Company Veterinarian

AGROCAM and SPC
11.2014 - 05.2019

Company Veterinarian

SPC
04.2013 - 11.2014

Production and Technical Manager

Kuku Poa Ltd.
09.2012 - 04.2013

Agricultural Extension Officer

Nanasana Town Council
04.2011 - 10.2012

Head of Veterinary Department

AGROMAX (U) Ltd
10.2009 - 04.2011

Post Graduate Certificate - Avian Health

University of Melbourne
01.2009 - 12.2009

Company Veterinarian

Ugachick poultry Breeders Ltd and Sekalala Ltd
06.2006 - 09.2009

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine - undefined

Makerere University
09.2001 - 06.2006

Continuing Education Certificate - Coccidiosis Module

Utrecht University
PETER MUBIRUPoultry Veterinarian