"A glass of milk for the children of Hanga” is the name of the solidarity initiative which the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Bologna and SIVTro-VSF I (the Italian Society of Tropical Veterinary Science and Zootechnics for International Cooperation - Veterinarians Without Frontiers, Italy), in partnership with the "CORRADO E BRUNO MARIA ZAINI" FOUNDATION, has started at the livestock farm of the Benedictine Community in the village of Hanga, in southern Tanzania.
Although, over time, the project has progressively expanded its range of action, the name summarises the initial objective of the idea, that is to say, to favour an increase in milk production at the animal housings of the abbey in Hanga, to be able to ensure a sufficient supply of this nutritious food for the children of the school and for dispensary patients.
In consideration of this purpose, the project concentrated on and specially developed the livestock farm; the project involved, amongst other things, an improvement in the organization and management of the farm, the preparation of suitable dietary plans, the training of animal-housing staff, health controls (particularly TBC and Brucellosis) on the cattle present on the farm, the purchase of new cows with better milk yields than those already present in the herd, renovation of the buildings of the outside paddocks and the milking barns, the sending and installation of a refrigerated tank for storage of the milk after milking and the related purchase of an electrical generator for this, and still more.
Although, over time, the project has progressively expanded its range of action, the name summarises the initial objective of the idea, that is to say, to favour an increase in milk production at the animal housings of the abbey in Hanga, to be able to ensure a sufficient supply of this nutritious food for the children of the school and for dispensary patients.
In consideration of this purpose, the project concentrated on and specially developed the livestock farm; the project involved, amongst other things, an improvement in the organization and management of the farm, the preparation of suitable dietary plans, the training of animal-housing staff, health controls (particularly TBC and Brucellosis) on the cattle present on the farm, the purchase of new cows with better milk yields than those already present in the herd, renovation of the buildings of the outside paddocks and the milking barns, the sending and installation of a refrigerated tank for storage of the milk after milking and the related purchase of an electrical generator for this, and still more.