NegOcc vet office sustains paravet development

BACOLOD. First two batches of paravet-trainees who completed the level two intermediate training at Provincial Livestock Breeding Center and Dairy Farm in La Granja, La Carlota City earlier this month. (Contributed photo)
BACOLOD. First two batches of paravet-trainees who completed the level two intermediate training at Provincial Livestock Breeding Center and Dairy Farm in La Granja, La Carlota City earlier this month. (Contributed photo)

THE Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) of Negros Occidental is sustaining its efforts to develop para-veterinarians (paravets) in the province through one, continuously conducting training, especially on capability building.

PVO, in a statement, said it is committed to standardize paravet capabilities by providing course training at the Paravets Academy at Provincial Livestock Breeding Center and Dairy Farm in La Granja, La Carlota City.

Earlier this month, PVO has trained two batches of 44 participating paravets from the local government units (LGUs) of Valladolid, San Enrique, Pontevedra, La Castellana, Cadiz and Sagay.

Another batch from San Carlos City and San Enrique will be trained on September 25 to 26.

PVO said paravets have been working in the barangays in the province for 17 years already.

Their works, which is through volunteerism, include the delivery of basic animal health extension services.

“Paravets are volunteers who were trained and mobilized as barangay animal vaccinators to assist technical personnel in the conduct of veterinary extension services,” it added.

In 1997, PVO started to train a small number of volunteers, 18.

They were the pioneering batch of paravets from Candoni, followed by 64 volunteer-trainees from Kabankalan City.

It eventually expanded and now reached to 908 from different localities in the province.

The effort to deputize and empower paravets is provided under the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Ordinance No. 034 Series of 2001.

PVO said it remained steadfast in strengthening and hastening veterinary health services delivery especially to far-flung areas through deputization of paravets.

It has designed a three-level competency training comprising of different topics aimed at advancing the skills and knowledge of paravets in the field of animal health and production.

Level I, or basic training includes paravet orientation, basic management practices for various farm animals like feeding, housing, breeding, handling, and restraint, among others.

Level II, which is more on health management, is an intermediate training on the Animal Welfare Act, Rabies Act, vaccination and vaccine handling, proper restraint and handling.

It also includes topics on laboratory function and services, and practical application on animal handling and restraint, fecal collection, and drug administration.

Under Level III, or advance training, paravets are trained on artificial insemination for swine as well as small and large ruminants.

Other topics include pregnancy diagnosis and determination for large ruminants, heat synchronization for cattle and quick response to emergency cases like dystocia, prolapse, poisoning, fecal impaction, bloat, and heat stroke.

Upon completion of the training, paravets are issued certificates and identification cards to perform basic veterinary extension services under the supervision of PVO.

Also, they can already conduct monitoring and surveillance of animal disease, assist veterinary and local agriculture personnel in the massive prevention and therapeutic campaign against the endemic animal disease.

In cases of an outbreak, paravets have the responsibility to inform the authorized veterinary personnel and assist in any preventive measure that may be undertaken to prevent the spread of diseases in their respective community.

They can also make and submit monitoring and surveillance report for consolidation at PVO, monitor livestock dispersal animals, and provide technical assistance through artificial insemination.

“We are able to attain a food secured province in terms of animal products through the collective efforts of paravets and other livestock and poultry industry stakeholders,” it added.

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