Animal Husbandry

Animal Husbandry

The rearing of live stock is a very critical and core activity in the economic profile of the state. Although it is adopted as a subsidiary occupation by a majority of the rural population, yet it constitutes a vital activity from the stand point of the economic welfare of the farmers. However, in a bizarre anatomy, the nomadic gujer and bakerwal population depends exclusively on livestock rearing for its livelihood. Most of the stock is local and inferior in quality. Various steps are being taken to improve the quality and quantity of live stock.

Particulars of the Department of Animal Husbandry, Bandipora

• Chief Animal Husbandry Officer Bandipora at District level (01)
• Assisted By Technical Officer and Poultry Extension Officer(01+01=02)
• Three Block Veterinary Officers- Bandipora, Sonawari and Gurez headed by Block Veterinary Officers (02) and Incharge  Block Veterinary Officer (01)=03 .
• ICD Sumbal, ICD Hajin, ICD Baharabad, ICD Naidkhai, ICD Asham, ICD Ajas, ICD Nowgam,LDC Aloosa’ ICD Quil, ICDQzipora, ICD Garoora, LDC Gabipathri, ICD Arin, LDC Chittibanday , ICD Bandipora, Sub Unit Neeru, TU Dawar; Sub unit Bagtore, Sub-unit Badugam, VD Achoora headed by Veterinary Assistant Surgeons
• Rest Centres manned by paravets under supervision of Veterinary Assistant surgeons.

Functions:-

• Animal Husbandry Extension Service.
• Veterinary Medical facilities to the Livestock.
• Contribution to UTGDP by production of Livestock products Milk, Eggs, Poultry Meat

Duties:-

• Animal Health cover by way of treatment to Livestock against various Diseases; Vaccination.
• Breeding coverage – by way of Artificial Insemination, Castration, and Pregnancy Diagnosis.
• Protection of public Health by ensuring health of Livestock –food Animals; undertaking various measures –conducting faecal/Milk/blood examination ; post-mortem of deceased livestock.

Animals.  

• Cattle, Equine and Poultry Development.

Exhibitions.

• Implementation State sector schemes; Central Sector schemes and Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
• Farmers –extension linkage –Skill Development Programmes; farmer’s awareness camps;

Norms set by Department:

• In order to carry the aim of the Department:- The targets are set forth in Animal Health Cover area ( Vaccination ); Breeding ( Artificial Insemination , Castration and Births); Safeguarding Public health of zoonotic implication.(faecal/ milk/Blood sample testing);
• Implementation of UT Sponsored Schemes- IDDS, FDS And IPDP.
• The targets are set at the beginning of financial year; throughout the year, close supervision is ensured.

Rules and Regulations.  

The duties of the Department are executed through guided rules and regulation. The Animal Health coverage ; Cattle and Poultry Development ; Breeding Cover; Extension famer linkage and protection of public Health are rendered by qualified veterinary Assistant Surgeon at field level, assisted by Paravets.
As the Jammu and Kashmir Veterinary Council Act 2001 prohibits treatment of animals by persons without B.V.Sc & AH qualification, Paravets are allowed to carry out only minor veterinary practices Artificial Insemination, Vaccination and administration of medicines prescribed by a Registered Veterinarian.

Schemes for the farming Communities.

Previous Achievements.