Contribution of the Department to Economy of the State

50 years of Animal Husbandry Achievements

• Rinderpest Disease eliminated completely.

• Spread of Glanders to State never allowed.

• Liver fluke infestation in 90% animals controlled.

• Parasitic diseases of livestock no more haunt our farmers.

• Anthrax, Black Quarter, Hemorrhagic septicemia nearly eliminated.

• Foot and mouth disease controlled substantially

• Fowl cholera/duck cholera controlled.

• Ranikhet disease of poultry controlled.

• Vaccines against almost all-animal diseases are produced at the departmental facilities.

• Per capita availability of major livestock products much higher than National levels.

• More than 70% of local cattle upgraded to high yielding crossbreds.

• Kashmir Commercial Layer being developed for improving egg productivity using local germplasm.

• BSL-II lab being commissioned for improving disease diagnostic support.

• Hatchery facilities extended to Ladakh region. 

Milestones

• 1950: Civil Veterinary Department re-christened as Animal Husbandry Department

• 1951: Key Village Scheme for Cattle Development introduced

• 1953: Stock Assistants Training School started.

• 1954: Advent of Artificial Breeding

• 1957: Artificial insemination replaces natural service

• 1959: Milk Scheme Started

• 1964: Hill Cattle Development Scheme launched in hilly areas. Jersey Sires recruited for up-gradation of local cattle.

• 1964: Publicity Wing established

• 1965: Sheep Husbandry Department comes into being Livestock Research Center started for Diseases Investigation and Manufacture of Vaccines

• 1967: Intensive Cattle Development Programme launched

• 1967: Poultry Project Hariparbath became operational followed by launching of Broiler Project.

• 1969: A Duck Breeding Farm established at Umerhair

• 1970: Rinderpest Disease eliminated from valley

• 1971: Marketing Division for providing marketing facilities to poultry farmers established

• 1975: Food & Fodder Development wing established

• 1979: Institute of Animal Health and Biological Products established at Zakura

• 1980: Marked the advent of Frozen Semen Technology for Cattle A I facilities available in remotest areas Duck Breeding Farm established at Sumbal

• 1983: White Pekins and Khaki Campbell breeds of ducks introduced Kashmir

• 1983: Valley Milk Producers Co-operative Federation comes into being

• 1985:  Yak Breeding Farm Budhkharboo established

• 1997: Breeding Farm for Double Humped Camel set up at Nobra