EVALUATION REPORT - PROJECT 817; VETERINARY EDUCATION; AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, NIGERIA; KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY; USAID CONTRACT AID/AFR 707

THE VETERINARY CURRICULUM SHOULD BE MODIFIED TO MAXIMIZE RELEVANCY. TEACHING TIME IN THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS SHOULD BE INCREASED: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, STATISTICS, AND GRASSLAND FARMING. THERE IS A NEED FOR A CLOSER LIAISON BETWEEN THE VETERINARY ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AND OFF-CAMPUS ANIMAL AGRICULTURE PROFESSIONALS. THIS COULD BEST BE ACHIEVED BY SELECTING A VETERINARY FACULTY LIAISON OFFICER. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLOSER ACADEMIC TIES WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN IS RECOMMENDED. SUCH THINGS AS STUDENT AND FACULTY EXCHANGE PROGRAMS, MEETINGS BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFS IN VETERINARY EDUCATION AND INTRAFACULTY SEMINARS ARE SUGGESTED. THE EVALUATOR SUPPORTS CONTINUATION OF THE PROJECT AND ADHERENCE TO THE PROGRAMMED PHASE III BUILDING PROJECT TO EXPAND VETERINARY PHYSICAL PLANT FACILITIES AND SUPPLY EQUIPMENT. THERE IS A NEED TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL COORDIANTION OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES. DUPLICATION AND REPETITION OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH IS EVIDENT IN SOME PROJECTS. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, RESEARCH PROTOCOL AND RESULTS BETWEEN SISTER PROJECTS AND DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS TO THE NATIONAL LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SECTOR SHOULD BE IMPROVED.