Harrison Chitsungo
Accra,Ghana
Summary
Senior Production Veterinarian with over 6 years’ experience in integrated livestock systems, specializing in poultry (commercial & breeder), cattle health, and catfish production. Proven expertise in health program design, biosecurity, internal auditing (ISO 22000/FSSC 22000), parent stock management, hatchery support, and people leadership. Strong technical skills and ability to impart that skill into others. Strong operational focus with the ability to balance animal health, productivity, compliance, and cost control in large-scale agribusiness environments.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Poultry Specialist / Veterinarian
Kuipers Breeders Ghana
Ghana
2023.05 - 2026.02
- Provide technical leadership across poultry, cattle, and catfish production systems
- Design and implement vaccination, disease surveillance, and biosecurity programs for breeder and commercial poultry
- Oversee day to day running of a 30000 capacity rearing house and three 30000 production facilities for ultimate performance of Layer parent stock whilst achieving outstanding results.
- Oversee parent stock health, performance monitoring, and compliance with SOPs and quality standards
- Provide technical support to farmers all over the country.
- Farmer training through 6 seminars and farm visits.
- Support cattle herd health programs, including disease prevention and artificial insemination activities
- Supervise catfish production of 70000 capacity, including pond management, health monitoring, and artificial propagation
- Conduct post-mortems, laboratory sampling, and disease investigations
- Lead internal audits aligned with ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000 and HACCP
- Train, supervise, and mentor technical and farm personnel - Prepare and manage health and operational budgets
Poultry Veterinarian / Rearing Manager
Sondelani Ranching
Zimbabwe
2022.01 - 2023.04
- Managed rearing of 5 Sasso and broiler breeder parent flocks which produced excellent production with minimal rearing mortality.
- Ensured birds were fully vaccinated and in optimal condition at the end of rearing period
- Implemented feeding programs, vaccination schedules, and flock performance monitoring
- Enforced biosecurity measures, SOPs, and quality standards across production sites
- Managed day-to-day farm operations, staff supervision, and workflow planning
- Conducted post-mortems, sampling, and disease investigations
- Managed site inventories, equipment, and annual operational budgets
Layer Rearing Site Manager
Irvine’s Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
2020.10 - 2022.01
- Managed two 120000 capacity commercial layer rearing operations in line with company SOPs and biosecurity standards.
- Produced excellent POL birds with minimal mortality of 0.9% at POL.
- Coordinated feeding, health programs, staff supervision, and daily production activities
- Ensured compliance with quality, welfare, and performance targets
Graduate Trainee
Irvine’s Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
2019.10 - 2020.10
- Gained hands-on experience in poultry production, health management, and quality systems
- Trained in Broiler Grandparents and Parent rearing and production units.
- Trained in Layer Parent Breeding and Commercial Layer Rearing and Production facilities.
- Trained in hatchery operations for both broiler breeders and commercial broilers and layers.
- Trained in feed mill operations from raw material receiving through to dispatching of the finished product.
- Trained in farm equipment maintenance and repair.
Education
Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) - Veterinary
University of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe 2014.08 - 2019.07
Skills
- Poultry Health, Biosecurity & Vaccination Programs
- Parent Stock (Layer, Broiler Breeder, Sasso) Management
- Farmer technical support and training
- Flock health monitoring and management
- Poultry farm equipment operation
- Rearing techniques proficiency
- Veterinary medicine application
- Cattle Health Management & Artificial Insemination
- Catfish Rearing & Artificial Propagation
- ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000 Internal Auditing & HACCP
- Data Analysis, Sampling & Diagnostics
Certification
- ISO 22000:2018 / FSSC 22000 v5 Internal Auditing – 2020
- Pas Reform Hatchery Management Seminar – Zambia, 2022
- Global Young Leaders Conference – Washington DC, USA, 2014
- International Computer Driver’s License (ICDL) – 2012
REFERENCES
Available upon request
TECHNICAL TOOLS
Microsoft Excel | Word | PowerPoint | Outlook
Languages
English
Advanced
Shona
Native
Ndebele
Intermediate
Affiliations
- Soccer
- Pool
- Gardening
Timeline
Poultry Specialist / Veterinarian
Kuipers Breeders Ghana
2023.05 - 2026.02
Poultry Veterinarian / Rearing Manager
Sondelani Ranching
2022.01 - 2023.04
Layer Rearing Site Manager
Irvine’s Zimbabwe
2020.10 - 2022.01
Graduate Trainee
Irvine’s Zimbabwe
2019.10 - 2020.10
Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) - Veterinary
University of Zimbabwe
2014.08 - 2019.07