Farm tools and Equipment

Garden manure fork

Used for pruning tea

N/B; pruning is the removal of unwanted parts of a
plant

Pruning saw
Used for collecting manure or trash in the farm
NB: trash means crop residues after harvesting

Pruning hook

Used for cutting hard branches off trees e.g. coffee

Uses of livestock production tools and equipment

These are the tools and equipment used for routine

management practices in livestock e.g. for

identification,

castration, dehorning, disease and parasite control,

breeding, milking and restraining animals.

Elastrator

Used for holding a branch of a tree which is high up for

easy pruning

Pruning knife

For expanding rubber ring during bloodless castration,

docking and dehorning

Burdizzo
 Halter

For bloodless castration of young animals such as

rams, bulls and goats

Syringe and needle

Used in tying animals neck and mouth in order to

restrain and lead the animal

Strip cup

For administering drugs by injection

For extraction of blood samples from an animal for
analysis

Drenching gun or dosing gun

For detecting mastitis

Trochar and canular

To administer liquid drugs especially for control of

internal parasite
 Wool shears

For clipping wool from sheep

Bull ring and lead stick

For treatment of bloat by piercing the left side of the

abdomen to allow the accumulated gases to escape

Ear notcher

For making holes and notches on the animal’s ear for

identification purpose

Hard broom
To restrain and lead animals, especially bulls
The leading stick helps to keep a safe distance
between the farmer and the bull

Bucket

For cleaning the milking shed

 For trapping foreign particles from milk before storing
or transporting

Rope
For storing milk
For transporting milk

Milk churn/can

For holding milk during transport and storage For tethering animals while grazing
For restraining animals when milking or carrying out
management practice
Strainer /sieve

Milking stool
For the milk man to sit on while milking

Weighing balance

For taking body temperature of animals in order to

assess health status

For determining the weight of animal products and

feeds

Thermometer