Livestock Services Reform in Andhra Pradesh, India

2006

Andhra Pradesh has a strong, well qualified, committed and forward looking State Animal Husbandry Department (AHD). The state has a large animal health and production support infrastructure -veterinary dispensaries, hospitals and polyclinics, rural livestock units, AI centres and so on -and individuals -professional veterinarians, para-veterinary and other support staff. Livestock keepers have generally appreciated the support received from the Animal Husbandry Department either in terms of routine animal health and breeding services or emergency response at the time of disease outbreaks. Within the constraints posed by the political environment and the human, physical and financial resources, the department has been doing a commendable job. However, changing market conditions (rapid growth in demand for livestock products, consumer demands for quality and consistency, food safety and environmental regulations, dwindling public resources for service delivery, etc) are putting additional pressures on service delivery systems to become more dynamic and needs-oriented, financially sustainable, and closer to the ground. This report synthesises the studies and consultations undertaken by the CALPI-PPLPI-AHD initiative in support of developing a framework for effective and efficient delivery of livestock services.

Pro Poor Livestock Policy Initiative Policy Brief, 2004

Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology, 2022

The present study was purposively carried out in Kashmir Division of Jammu and Kashmir based on the availability of records for data collection at respective Government, Veterinary Healthcare Centers. The aim of the study was to get a knowhow about various challenges encountered by Short Research Article

2007

Livestock has been an integral part of the Indian rural economy and an indispensable tool of income and employment generation to millions of poor households in India. A study was undertaken in Tamil Nadu (India) to ascertain the cost of livestock services availed by farmers. The districts of Tamil Nadu state were classified into two categories, viz., 'livestock-developed' (LD) and 'livestock-underdeveloped' (LUD), based on initial baseline developed. The cost of treatment of cattle was more compared to other species of animals with the similar disease condition. The mean cost of treatment of a chronic medical case in cattle at a public veterinary centre was INR 20.83, in which the labour cost alone accounted to INR 17.35, with the remaining amount for the drugs purchased outside. However, the mean costs of treating a chronic medical condition in buffalo and small ruminant at public veterinary centres were only INR 13.34 and INR 10.80, respectively. Cost of treating a...

2007

Although agriculture is the prime source of livelihood for a majority of rural population in the North-Eastern region (NER) of India, dependence on livestock as an alternative source of income is significant. Responding to the burgeoning demand for livestock products in a sustainable manner is a big challenge. The widening gap between the demand and supply of livestock products can be met through bringing out changes in the production structure or opening up the international trade. In this context, an analysis of performance and factors influencing development of the livestock sector in NER has been carried out. The growth of livestock sector has been found slower in the NER than at the national level. However, a significant proportion of landless labourers, small and marginal farmers have access to livestock resources and acceleration in the growth of livestock in NER offers significant opportunities for household income augmentation and employment generation. Several factors identified to influence households' decision to rear livestock include availability of labour, occupation, caste, farm-size, availability of irrigation, and access to information sources. The study has shown that the NE states should take technical, institutional and policy initiatives for the improvement of breeds, feed availability, disease control and food safety of livestock.

2015

In an economy like Bihar, dependence of population on livestock as an alternative source of income is significant. Acceleration in the availability of livestock to marginal and small farmers can offer significant opportunities for household income augmentation and employment generation in Bihar. In this context, an analysis of performance of livestock sector in Bihar has been carried out. The growth of livestock sector has been found slower in the Bihar than at the national level. The share of Bihar in India's livestock sector income has not changed significantly. Besides, low milk productivity, decline in the Bihar’s share in India's egg and meat sector income is a major factor responsible for insignificant changes in livestock sector of Bihar. Several demand and supply side factors have been identified for the above trends. Availability of health infrastructure, grazing land and immunisation are significantly affecting livestock across the districts of Bihar. The study h...

In an economy like Bihar, dependence of population on livestock as an alternative source of income is significant. Acceleration in the availability of livestock to marginal and small farmers can offer significant opportunities for household income augmentation and employment generation in Bihar. In this context, an analysis of performance of livestock sector in Bihar has been carried out. The growth of livestock sector has been found slower in the Bihar than at the national level. The share of Bihar in India's livestock sector income has not changed significantly. Besides, low milk productivity, decline in the Bihar’s share in India's egg and meat sector income is a major factor responsible for insignificant changes in livestock sector of Bihar. Several demand and supply side factors have been identified for the above trends. Availability of health infrastructure, grazing land and immunisation are significantly affecting livestock across the districts of Bihar. The study has also shown policy initiatives for the improvement of livestock sector resources and outcomes of Bihar.

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 1998

Thei'e has been substantial growth in animal health services in India. The number of veterinary livestock units per veterinary institution has declined from 9451 in 1984-85 to 7325 in 1992-93. During the periods the number of veterinary hospitals. polyclinics and dispensaries increased by 26% and the number of veterinary aid centres increased by 23%, Similarly. there has be0.n a substantial increase in rmmpower engaged in animal health services. The number of veterinary Ii ws\ock units per veterinarian declined t)'om 23935 in 1971 to 9359 in 1993, An overwhelming majol'ity of veterinarians is engaged in government sector. However, the number of private practitioners has increased manifolds recently, The incidence and mortality rates due to various diseases have declined significantly and there has been substantial impr~lVemenl in the productivity of livestock. Though animal health sector nas expanded in terms of infraStnlolure and technical expertise. many of the veterinary institutions do not have adequate supplies of preventive and curative inputs because l)fsilol1agc offunds, Ad,;:quate attention needs to be given since a rnaJority of livestock Qwtiers in (ncjia are poor and cm)J1()t atTord high cost of prevention and control of diseases. The future strategy should empha~'ize on aqeqluate supplies ofinplils for prevention and control cif disea$es along with improvement in nutrition and management, as to realize the full prbdll\:tive potential of livestock,

Since India’s independence some 50 years ago, it has experienced considerable economic growth and structural change; a trend accelerated by its structural reforms which began in 1991. These changes are also reflected in trends in its livestock sector which has shown considerable growth in recent decades (especially since the late 1970s). There have also been major changes in the composition of the Indian livestock sector. The population of non-ruminants (particularly chickens) has expanded very rapidly and so their relative importance has risen substantially. Non-ruminant production (poultry and pigs) has increasingly become commercialised and industrial in nature. Trends and developments in India’s livestock industries since 1961 are outlined. Consequences and prospects for consumption of livestock products in India and international trade are discussed along with the environmental impacts of developments in India’s livestock industries. As observed, livestock developments in India have been significantly influenced by religious and cultural factors. Consequently, the nature of India’s livestock sector is to some extent unique.

TJPRC, 2013

Veterinary and animal husbandry sector plays an important role in socio-economic development of India. It’s not only provides affordable nutritional food to the millions of people but also generates considerable employment in rural as well as urban sector. The sector also has potential for generating self employment. Apart from generating employment and income, it also provides products like egg, milk, meat, wool, bone, skin, hide, offal, manure/dung, and draught power. The development in this sector contributed to women empowerment in a big way. The demand for agricultural commodities is increasing significantly with rising population and increasing food intake of the population. There are many cooperative players who have entered into contract farming to either support in-house demand for raw material or selling to large corporate customers. The contract farming has a win-win situation for farmers as it has changed the value chain of agriculture by decreasing the dominance of intermediaries. The contract farming has paved beneficial for corporate as it has drastically decreased there procurement cost and increased the profit of the farmers in turn helping rural economy. This paper describes the economic analysis of livestock supply and demand, existing and future potential for growth, meat processing, food security aspects and different extension services. The study also researches on the sustainability of the livestock production and simultaneous livestock development through extension services.