Qualifications
- MSc. Animal Science (1999-2000), University of Zimbabwe
- BVSc. (1993-1997), University of Zimbabwe
- Certificate in Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Investigation for Southern Africa (April 2020), EUFMD (Online course), Zimbabwe
- Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation of Policy Influence (Jan- Jun 2012), GDNet and CIPPEC (online), Zimbabwe
- Certificate in Advanced Results Bases Monitoring and Evaluation (Jun- Aug 2010), Impact Training & Development Institute, Republic of South Africa
- Certificate in Project Management (Oct- Nov 2009), Adaptive Management Consultants, Kenya
Membership of professional bodies
- Registered member of the Council of Veterinary Surgeons of Zimbabwe (CVSZ)
- Registered member of the Zimbabwe Veterinary Association
- National Livestock Commodity Chairperson- Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers Union (ZCFU)
Work experience
- Over 20 years post qualification experience in livestock development
- Ten (10) years’ experience working in State (government) Veterinary Services, Private Sector and Non-Governmental Organizations (BGOs)
- Over ten (10) years University teaching experience covering several Universities in Zimbabwe and the region: Midlands State University (MSU) Zimbabwe (2002-2003), University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Zimbabwe 2004-2006), Umutara Polytechnic University (2007-2009) Rwanda, and Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) (2018-current) Zimbabwe.
- Over 8 years Senior Management/Coordination/ Team leadership experience in livestock Development projects
- Over 6 years’ cumulative consultancy experience: beef and leather value chain upgrading; porcine value chain- Zimbabwe Quality Assured Pork (ZQAP); baseline surveys; Development of learning briefs; food safety systems and HACCP; Local Capacity Building – training of artificial insemination service providers- Over 500 AI Technicians trained over the past 5 years
- Provision of last mile (field) beef and dairy cattle artificial insemination services- average 1250 inseminations per year; piloted 250 cattle embryo transfer in Uganda; goat artificial insemination service- 250 inseminations, 67.8% success rate
- Goat semen collection and cryopreservation
- artificial insemination and vaccine production value chain analyses: feasibility studies/ exploration of dairy farming-based income generating opportunities; analysis of investment opportunities and livestock business plans
- Writing livestock development proposals, Monitoring and evaluation of livestock intervention projects
Research interests
Herd health (livestock diseases) Production and Reproduction (breeding) management
Current research projects
Research publications
Herd health (livestock diseases) Production and Reproduction (breeding) management
- Prevalence and socio-economic impacts of cattle skin diseases with special interest on bovine Dermatophilosis, Bovine Parafilariosis and Besnoitiosis
- The epidemiology of the re-surging Bovine Theileriosis: is it re-emerging East Coast Fever of 50 years ago?
- Artificial insemination for beef, dairy and goats
- Mastitis prevention and control
- Calf health and Management
- Routine herd health and disease control interventions- beef, dairy, pork, poultry and small ruminants
Current research projects
- Characterization of Mashona goats
- Goat semen collection and cryopreservation
- Goat artificial insemination and semen dissemination
Research publications
- Published over 17 research articles
- 10 in internationally refereed journals;
- 7 international conference proceedings
Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Studies
- About the Faculty
- Department of Natural Resources
- Environmental Science Department
- Crop Science Department
- Animal Science Department
- Department of Agriculture Economics, Education and Extension
- Research
- GBIF Zimbabwe
- Dean’s Honour List
- FAES Handbook
- FAES Conventional 1st Session Timetable Sept-Oct 2022
- FAES Staff Contact Details