District Deputy Commissioner of Animal Husbandry , Akola
Objectives of Animal Husbandry Department :1. Artificial Inseminations in local cows & buffaloes to produce cross breed animals
having high milk yield.
2. To provide health cover to animals.
3. Technical advise to increase production from animals i.e. milk , meat ,eggs, wool
etc.
4. vaccination of animals against different contagious diseases.
5. Technical guidance in animal nutrition.
6. Distribution of fodder seeds under various schemes to motivate the farmers for more
fodder production.
7. Castration of scrub bulls to stop the production of inferior quality animals.
All above activities are organised and implemented through state sector and local sector
veterinary institutions.
8. Conservation of animal Genetic resource.
The Veterinary institution working in the District are as under
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No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Name of Institute
District Deputy Commissioner of AH Office, Akola.
Regional Disease Investigation Laboratory, Akola.
Veterinary Polyclinic, Akola.
District Artificial Insemination Centre
Veterinary Mini Polyclinics
Integrated Survey Scheme
District Animal Husbandry Office
Intensive poultry Development Project, Akola
Veterinary Dispensary grade
Veterinary Dispensary Grade.II
Veterinary Mobile Unit
TOTAL
State
Sector
01
01
01
01
05
01
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Local
Sector
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01
27
40
01
10
70
District Deputy Commissioner of AH Office, Akola
This office established in 1984.All the Veterinary institution in the District are working
under District Deputy Commissioner of AH Office, Akola.
District Animal Husbandry office Akola
Works under C.E.O Zilla Parishad and District Veterinary Dispensary are under him.
All of the Govt Plan Scheme are implemented by this office through (L.D.O.Extension)
Panchayat Samitis.
Regional Disease Investigation Laboratory, Akola
Regional Disease Investigation Laboratory is a Regional institute of Amravati division.
This institute look after the diseases investigation of different disease & control of
epidemic in the region.
Veterinary Polyclinic, Akola
This Institute is head institute of District for disease control and treatment, x-ray of
animals for diagnosing diseases , difficult major operation, examination of samples etc.
are conducted by this institute.
Veterinary Mini Polyclinics
There are Five Veterinary Mini Polyclinics i.e. Akot, Balapur, Murtizapur, Barshitakli
and Patur in Akola District. This Institute is head institute of Taluqa for disease control
and treatment, difficult major operation, examination of samples etc. are conducted by
this institute.
District Artificial Insemination Centre
This institute supply Frozen semen doses to all veterinary dispensaries in the Akola &
Washim district as well as supply of liquid nitrogen to preserve the Frozen Semen
doses.
Technical guidance for pregnancy diagnosis and infertility cases of all dispensaries.
Intensive poultry Development Project, Akola
Objectives of project:1) Foundation stock of Rhodo-white Variety of poultry is kept at the farm and hatching
eggs are supplied to poultry farmer for hatching. These eggs are hatched under local
hens. And by this way chicks of improved variety are produced at backyard of
farmers.
2) Supply of 8 week old birds (10 Pullets + 1 Cockrel) to SC & ST families on 50%
subsidy under various plan scheme.
3) 15 days training programme is organised regularly for Rural youths and farmers to
promote the self employment.
Integrated Survey Scheme
Statistical survey of milk, eggs, wool, meat, cattle feed etc, are performed under this
scheme. All statistical information on economic traits from field level is collected and
submitted to Commissioner of AH Pune for further analysis.
Various Plan Schemes Implemented by Animal Husbandry Department
1) Assistant to Control Foot And Mouth Disease .
2) Special Livestock Production Programme.
3) Supply of life saving drugs and anthelmentic medicine to sheep & goats.
4) Supply of fodder seeds for fodder production.
5) Establishment of Veterinary Dispensary.
6) Organisation of Infertility work camps.
7) Supply of milch animals.
8) Supply of milk ration to milch animals.
9) Supply of Sheep and Goat units.
All above schemes are implemented by District Animal Husbandry Officer, Zilla
Parishad Akola. Plan scheme details information are available at Livestock
Development Officer (Extension) Panchayat samitis.
Maharashtra Livestock Development Board
State level Maharashtra Livestock Development Board Office is working at akola since
September 2003. This office engaged in identification of animal Genetic resource in
local animal, protection and conservations of local breed and implimentation of modern
techniques in artificial insemination work.
Animal Population in the district :Accroding to Cattle Census of 2003 animal population in Akola district as follow.
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No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Type of Livestock
Breedable crossbred cows
Milking crossbred cows
Breedable local cows
Milking local cows
Total cows
Total Buffaloes
Total Cows class including male
Total Buffaloes class
Total Cows & Buffaloes class
Total Goats
Total Sheeps
Total Poultry
Population as per
Census 2003
7147
4293
86077
44878
142395
51329
303387
65791
369178
186935
4446
313680
District Deputy Commisioner
of Animal Husbandry , Akola