SERVICES OFFERED BY THE SHEEP HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT KASHMIR
Name of the Services Rendered/Facilities Provided |
Name of the Institution/Centre of the Dept. providing the service |
A) Up gradation of flocks through cross breeding
programmes to increase mutton and wool production.
I. By introducing genetically superior rams in the flocks II. Castration of scrub rams in the private flocks |
Elite Rams produced at Departmental Sheep
Breeding Farms and also procured from local Gene
pool. The services catered through 449 sheep Extension Centres and 53 First Aid Centres spread in Kashmir province under the control of District Sheep Husbandry Officers. |
B) Veterinary Health Care I. Treatment of Clinical Cases II. Anthelminthic Dosing and Vaccination against Important Diseases like Clostridial Diseases, Sheep Pox, FMD, PPR etc. Medicated baths to curtail economic losses to farmers on account of Death and Diseases. |
I. Through door step services by Sheep Extension
Centres and First Aid Centres under the control of
District Sheep Husbandry Officers. II. Ambulatory Services III. Mobile Camps IV. First Aid Camps established at Highland Pastures during summer months. |
C) Disease Investigation, Diagnosis Surveillance and Guidance for Treatment and Control | I) Central Disease Investigation Laboratory at
Nowshera Srinagar. II) District Laboratories at District Head Quarters. |
D) Machine Shearing of Private Livestock for value addition of Wool | 1) District Sheep Husbandry Offices 2) Directorate of Sheep Husbandry Kashmir. |
E) Procurement of Wool directly from Farmers to avoid exploitation by middle men | By Sheep Extension Centres (Procured by Sheep and Sheep Products Dev. Board) |
F) Wool and Pashmina testing for Quality analysis | Fleece Testing Laboratory at Nowshera Srinagar |
G) Establishment of Income Generating Units through State and Central Schemes like Minisheep Farm Scheme (50 ewes), RKVY, (25 ewes participatory mode) IDSRR, (500 ewes) etc. | District Sheep Husbandry Offices through designated committees. |
H) Honorarium and Incentive to chopans for their cooperation in implementing Departmental programmes | District Sheep Husbandry Offices |
I) Rabbit Production and Sale on certain seasons | Angora Rabbit Farm Wussan Pattan District Baramulla |
J) Extension Activities Sensitization of Farmers regarding Scientific Flock Management | 1) District Sheep Husbandry Offices by I. Awareness camps II. Tours and Farm Darshan Programmes 2) Extension and Publicity wing of Directorate of Sheep Husbandry through Print and Electronic Media |
K) Fodder Development Programmes by Providing Seed Kits and Other inputs | Fodder Dev. wing of Directorate of Sheep Husbandry Department Kashmir |