Vision, Objectives & Milestones of Veterinary& Animal Husbandry Dept.

Objectives:

The mainobjectives of the Animal Husbandry Department are

(1) Health careof Livestock.

(2) DiseaseInvestigation and prevention and control of certain infectious contagiousdiseases.

(3) Feed andFodder Development so as to increase the availability of quality nutrition tothe existing stock to increase their productivity.

(4) Breedimprovement programme through Cross breeding and up grading to increase thegenetic potential of livestock for increased production.

 (5) Extension activities and trainingprogrammes for both the professionals and farmers for better understanding andimplementation of production programmes.

(6)Implementation of various poverty alleviation programmes of Animal Husbandry Departmentof state and Central Governments.

Evolution and setup of the Department:

MILE STONES OF THE EVOLUTION

1. 1892: Establishment of Civil Veterinary Department

2. 1944: Establishment of Serum Institute(VBRI) Presently TSVBRI, Hyderabad

3. 1948: C.V.D.renamed as Animal Husbandry Department.

4. 1949: Supply of Breeding Bulls under premium bull Scheme.

5. 1955: Introduction of Key Village Scheme & Artificial Insemination.

6. 1959: Introduction of Cross Breeding Programme.

7. 1961: Establishment of Semen Banks.

8. 1964: Introduction of Intensive Cattle Development Blocks.

9. 1971: Launching of operation Flood I-Biggest Dairy Development Project.

10. 1974: Starting of Intensive Sheep Development Project.

11. 1975: Implementation of Indo- Swiss Project.

12. 1976: Re-organisation of the Animal Husbandry Department

13. 1976: Introduction of Livestock Production Programmes for Weaker Sections.

14. 1977: Formation of A.P. State Meat & Poultry Development Corporation.

15. 1981: Operation Flood II.

16. 1981: Formation of A.P. Dairy Development Co-operative Federation Ltd.,

17. 1984: Introduction of Frozen Semen Technology.

18. 1985: Upgradation of Taluk Level Hospitals.

19. 1985: Operation Flood-III

20. 1988: Technological Mission for Dairy Development

21. 1991:Launching of National Project on Rinderpest Eradication.

22. 1992: Formation of A.P.Sheep & Goat Development Co-operative Federation Ltd., Presently (TSS &GDCFL)

23 1995: Operation Rinderpest Zero (ORZ) - Control of Rinderpest Disease by Mass Vaccination.

24. 1998: Formation of Andhra Pradesh Livestock Development Agency

25. 2002: Creation of State Management Institute for Livestock Development in A.P. (SMILDA),Presently TSMILD Hyderabad

26. 2004: Foot and Mouth Disease Control Programme

27. 2008: Upgradation of VH Narayanaguda, Hyderabad as Super Speciality Veterinary Hospital

28. 2011: Establishment of Quality Assessment Laboratory (QAL) at Hyderabad

29. 2013: Constituency level Farmers Training & Extension Center

30. 2015: Mobile Veterinary Clinics