About the Department

The Animal Husbandry Department of Kerala has witnessed a spectacular and impressive progress over the last four years owing to meticulous planning, comprehensive efforts and result oriented interventions. Livestock sector has transformed from sustenance to substantially impacting economic development of rural Kerala evolving from backyard to commercial ventures. The State has diverse a livestock wealth and animal resources. The major activities of the Department are Veterinary Services, Animal Health Care, Disease Eradication, Cattle, Goat, Pig and Poultry Development, Control of Zoonotic diseases and Extension Training for Farmers and Veterinarians.

The Animal Husbandry Directorate is housed in Vikas Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram. The overall technical, administrative and financial control is vested with the Director, supported by two Additional Directors, two Joint Directors, six Deputy Directors and five Assistant Directors, attached to the Directorate. The major technical wings at the Directorate are Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Planning, Livestock Production, Poultry and Animal Husbandry Statistics. Administrative wing of the Department comprises of an Administrative Officer, Finance Officer, two Administrative Assistants and one Accounts Officer. A Statistical wing is functioning in the Directorate under the guidance of Joint Director (Statistics). The cell consists of two wings - the Official statistics wing and the Sample Survey wing. One Research Officer is allotted to Official Statistics wing and two Research Officers to the Sample Survey wing.

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Mission & Vision of the department

The department of Animal Husbandry has a prime role of providing veterinary care to animals of the state. The department is also vested with other important objectives of achieving self sufficiency in milk, meat and egg production, generating employment, reducing poverty, economic growth, food security and public health. The department constantly strives to cater to the demand of the state’s subjects and is in the process of increasing the population of livestock and poultry. With comprehensive and concerted efforts in the forefront of livestock production, the department expects self sufficiency in milk, meat and egg production in five to ten years. The Department is committed to provide MILK,MEAT and EGG for ALL...