Chanaka Wikum Kottapola

Machine milking experience 

Artificial insemination experience

Farm machinery handling experience

Grass land management

Milking cows, pregnant, dry herd and calving handling and management.

Feed formulation and TMR (total mixed ration) feeding, handling experience of De-Laval TMR wagon.

Record keeping experience gained handling DAIRY LIVE and DAIRY CHAMP Record keeping software.

Well experienced in farm management and labor handling.

Well experienced in handling of farming development projects.

Heat detection and cattle breeding

Mastitis detection and prevention

• Six years experience as a Livestock Development Officer in the Department of Animal Production and Health, Sri Lanka.
• One year experience as a Livestock Supervisor at the Ridigama Dairy Farm, National Livestock Development Board, Sri Lanka.
• BSc. (Hons) Agricultural Science and Management in Faculty of Agricultural Science, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. [Reading ] [2021-2025] 
• Successfully completed High National Diploma of Animal Husbandry at Sri lankan School of Animal Husbandry, Karadagolla, Sri lanka [2015 - 2017]
• Successfully completed Agriculture Machinery Training Programme at Browns Agriculture Machinery Training School, Sri lanka (2023)