Department
of Animal Production-
Western Province Provincial Council.
| Our
Mission |Our
Objectives & Functions | Five
Year Plan | Development
of the Dairy industry |
| Development
of the Goat industry | Development
of the Swine industry | Development
of the Poultry industry | Training
programmes | services
|Veterinary
Braches|
Our
Mission
DEVELOPMENT AND
MAINTENANCE OF THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY AND TO
INCREASE THE SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS OF
LIVESTOCK FARMERS AND OTHER INVOLVED
STAKEHOLDERS IN THE WESTERN PROVINCE OF SRI
LANKA
Our
Objectives & Functions
DOUBLING OF PRESENT
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONS IN THE PROVINCE WITHIN
TEN YEARS FROM YEAR 2002.
FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN BY
THE DEPARTMENT TO ACHIVE THIS OBJECTIVE
01. Prevention of epidemic diseases
while ensuring the provision of preventive
and curative veterinary health care
services.
02 . Provision of animal breeding services.
03 . Distribution of breeding stock of
cattle ,goats ,pigs and poultry to small
holders.
04 . Dissemination the action of improved
technology to attain maximum production.
05 . Introduction of improved methods
of livestock development and provision of
educational and training facilities for
farmers.
Enforcement of statutes including animal act
and animal feed act
Five Year Plan of the Department of
Animal Production and Health of the Western
Province 2005-2009
Background
Western province plays a major role in
livestock sector to supply the increasing
demand of animal origin foods.
Department helps to solve burden issues such
as poverty, unemployment , environmental
pollution e.t.c. in multifarious ways with
the assistance of 27 Veterinary Surgeons 02
Livestock officers and 110 Livestock
Development Instructors who have scattered
throughout the province.
Activities of the department under four
major disciplines as follows
1. Development of the Dairy industry
2. Development of the Goat industry
3. Development of the Swine industry
4. Development of the Poultry industry
Aforesaid each and every discipline has its
own visions and objectives
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