Animal Husbandry and Fisheries

The Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department plays a major role in providing veterinary health care and improving the genetic production potentialities of livestock and poultry reared in the State. It also aims to develop the fisheries sector within the State.

The main activities of the Department are:

• Utilize Artificial Insemination to improve the production potential of cattle
• Provide preventive and curative health care to livestock by keeping a check on disease outbreaks, rendering preventive vaccinations, deworming and treatment of ailing animals
• Augment fodder production to meet the nutritional requirements of livestock
• Provide relief measures to livestock during natural calamities
• Build awareness among farmers on profitable livestock production
• Coordinate with the Health Department in controlling Diseases of Zoonotic importance
• Organise co-operatives of milk producers at village and district levels
• Develop infrastructure for processing of milk and manufacture of dairy products
• Help in the marketing of milk and milk products.
• Increase fish seed production and stocking
• Use satellite data to forecast movement of fish shoals
• Issue licenses to fisherman for fishing in inland waters

Issue licenses to marine fishing crafts, and so on