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GOVERNMENT OF BIHARDEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FISHERIES RESOURCESANNUAL REPORT OF THE YEAR 2007-08( ANIMAL HUSBANDRY SECTOR )Animal Husbandry is the root base of rural economy. The government is making all outefforts for its development. It can be gauged from the fact that in the year 2004-05 the budgetallocation for this sector in the plan scheme was Rs. 292.25 lacs which has been increased toRs. 1795.96 lacs in the year 2007-08. Likewise in the non-plan head, the amount of Rs. 6354.86lacs in the year 2004-05 has also been increased to Rs. 7672.10 lacs in the year 2007-08.There has been a satisfactory improvement in the production of milk, meat and eggs. The milkproduction and egg production in the state was 2974 thousand MT and 7894 lacs respectivelyin the year 2004-05, the figure has increased in the year 2006-07 to 5450 thousand MT and9455 lacs respectively.Animal breeding programme – Other states had been getting benefits from nationalproject on cattle and buffalo breeding (NPCBB), a hundred percent central sponsored scheme,since, 9th five year plan, whereas our state was having no benefits of it (NPCBB). In thisconnection out of the state government’s proposed plan worth Rs.6145.89 lacs producedbefore the central government under NPCBB, the state has been able to get only Rs. 499.80lacs from central government. Again under the same scheme (NPCBB) in phase II, the plan ofRs. 11152.00 lacs has been submitted to the central government for its approval.All the sanctioned AI centres (1401) of the state had been lying dead for the last severalyears. Out of these 1401 centres, 500 centres have been rejuvenated and rest 901 has beenproposed to be restarted in Phase-II of NPCBB.In the year 2004-05, where only 0.74 lacs animals were inseminated artificially, thefigure has just reached to 2.38 lacs in the year 2006-07. In the year 2007-08 upto Jan’2008,1.32 lacs animals were inseminated artificially. With respect to the animal treatment the figurehas increased from 22.95 lacs to 24.96 lacs.Vaccination – For the safe guard of the animals against different infectious diseases inthe year 2004-05, 14.98 lacs animals were vaccinated against different diseases. In the year2007-08 this work (vaccination) was organised on campaign drive at panchayat level of thestate. In the year 2007-08 vaccination drive was organized in May’2007 and Jan’2008 each of15 days duration. During these two campaigns altogether 61.95 lacs animals were vaccinatedagainst different diseases.Castration – To check the unwanted reproduction, unwanted and unproductive bullsare castrated. In comparison to the year 2004-05 where only 2.03 lacs male calves were castrated,2.21 lacs male calves were castrated in the year 2006-07. In the year 2007-08 upto Jan’20081.44 lacs male calves have been castrated.Poultry Development – New initiatives have been taken by the department to enhancethe poultry rearing. Programmes have been started to rear the low input variety poultry whicheats left over materials and gives more production in backyard. Such types of poultry farmshave been started in government poultry farms one each at Patna, Muzaffarpur, Purnea andKishanganj.

For augmenting the poultry rearing, the training programmes for the poultry rearersinside and outside the state have been started for the first time in the state. 2000 poultry rearershave been trained during the year 2007-08.Free Medicine Distribution – Earlier the costs of medicines supplied to the animalowners through veterinary dispensaries / hospitals were charged from animal owners that havenow been made free. In this connection 17 types of drugs of common use have been providedin the dispensaries.Establishment of pathological laboratory – For the first time in the state,pathological laboratories are being established at 100 sub-division level hospitals.Fodder Bank – 8 Fodder banks under RKVY and 2 under state plan are beingestablished for the first time in order to provide balanced feed to the animals and to cope upthe situation at the time of its dearth. Under this scheme provision has been made to makefodder brick of dry fodder by chemical treatment and increasing the nutritional value of thefeed. Such fodder brick can be stored safely for longer periods.FUTURE PROGRAMMES• Strengthening of dispensaries / hospitals by increasing infrastructural facilities.• It is a matter of prime importance to provide veterinary service, artificial inseminationand vaccination at the doorsteps of the animal owners.• With the collaboration of the NGO and PPP, defunct animal farms will be rejuvenated.• There are programmes to augment the goatery and make it lucrative.