Under the organization and supervision of Prof. Mufeed Alnimer, the students of "dairy cattle management" course in the Department of Animal Production had visited Al-Khalidiya Dairy Farm (Hammoudeh Food Industries Co.) and Maurice Naber dairy farm on the last Saturday.
The first visit was to "Hammoudeh" Dairy farm; the biggest and the oldest dairy farming enterprize in Jordan. The farm manager; Mr. Mahmoud Shahwan; welcomed the students and gave them a detailed explanation about the farm buildings, housings and sections in addition to the different procedures the farm follows to manage the dairy herd as well including basically Total Mixed Ration (TMR) formulation and machine milking process.
The second visit was to "Maurice Naber" dairy farm which has more than 200 dairy head. The farm manager; Mr. Adnan Iqneibi; gave students a detailed explanation about the herd and its sections, how it is managed and the dairy farming status in Dhulail area which has most of dairy cows in Jordan. The visit included also an interesting discussion with the students about the opportunities and qualifications of students required to work in this vital sector.