Integration of a veterinary teaching project in the rural development of a valley in Sri Lanka

Abstract

An ambulatory clinic for farm animals has been set up at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, with the aim of providing clinical training to the final year students. The authors describe the different development programmes on livestock production in a valley near Peradeniya and explain how the clinic has been integrated in the existing structures to ensure maximum opportunities for students to get acquainted with all aspects of veterinary work in Sri Lanka.