Animal Health and Extension Services
The core functions performed under this section are:
- Revamping of extension services and capacity building of livestock farmers through Kissan Livestock Baithak programs
- Redressal of public complaints regarding service delivery through 24/7 toll free helpline 08000-9211
Research and Training for Livestock Production
To increase livestock production, the following actions are being taken by the department:
- Large scale production of quality biologics for the control of infectious diseases of livestock and poultry
- Research studies in the related disciplines of animal health and biologics produced
- Studies related to prevailing and newly emerging diseases of livestock and poultry
- Development and standardization of modern techniques for research and production of biologics, and to improve their quality
- Training of in-service veterinarians, para-veterinary staff, post-graduate students and graduate internees from veterinary/other universities of Punjab
- Training of the farmers to familiarize them with livestock health problems and vaccination schedule etc.