Livestock Farms

Karnataka > Livestock Farms

There are eleven livestock farms under the control of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, of which some are composite in nature. Composite livestock farms are engaged in production of superior germ plasm, fodder seeds and imparting training to farmers. The details of livestock farms are given here.

1. State Livestock Breeding and Training Centre, Hesaraghatta - Jercy cattle breeding, bull-calf production, frozen semen production, farmer's training, fodder and fodder seed production.
2. Livestock Breeding Farm, Hesaraghatta - Cross breeding and bull calf production, fodder development, Pig and Rabbit rearing.
3. Jercy Cattle Breeding Station, Kudige, Kodagu District - Jercy Cattle Breeding, bull- calf production, farmer's training, fodder development and pig development.

Livestock Breeding farm, Koila, Dakshina Kannada District - Cross breed calf production, Surti buffalo production, fodder development, pig production and farmers training.

4. Hallikar Cattle Breeding Station, Kunikenahalli, Tumkur District - Hallikar Cattle Breeding, bull-calf production and distribution and fodder development.
5. Amritmahal Cattle Breeding Station, Ajjampur, Chikmagalur District -Amritmahal cattle Breeding, bull-calf production and distribution, Rabbit production and distribution and fodder development
6. Khillar Cattle Breeding Station, Bankapur, Haven District - Khillar Cattle Breeding, fodder development, bull-calf production and distribution. Rabbit production and distribution.
7. Jercy Cattle Breeding and Training centre, Dharwad UAS Campus - Jercy Cattle Breeding, bull-calf production, farmer's training, fodder development and frozen semen production.
8. Buffaloes Breeding Farm, Tegur, Dharwad District - Surthi Buffalo breeding, bull-calf production and distribution, fodder production.
9. Livestock Breeding and Training Centre, Munirabad, Raichur District -Jercy Cattle Breeding, fodder development, farmer's training, frozen semen production and distribution.
10. Livestock Breeding and Training Centre, Karikuppi, Bellary District - Cross Breed bull-calf production, fodder production, fodder development and farmer's training.

There are six sheep breeding farms functioning in the State. The largest farm is located at Challakere where crossbred rams are produced. Deccani and Bandur breeds of sheep are crossed with Corrie dale and Rambulet rams.

The six Sheep Breeding farms which were under the department at Dhangur, Challakere, Ulavarthy, Guttal, Anagawadi, and Suttatti have been transferred to the Sheep and Wool Development Board. Under the Central Wool development Board six carpet weaving centres are established at Kengeri, Kolar, Mulbagal, Ranebennur, Haveri and Ghataprabha. Under Zilla Pachayat control, seven Sheep and Wool Development Schemes at Malavalli, Nagamangala, Channarayapatna, Hosadurga, Hospet, Bijapur and Yadgir are functioning. Ten Sheep Breeders Associations are also functioning at Nagamangala, Krishnarajpet, Mysore, Channarayapatna, Ramanagaram, Tumkur, Doddaballapur, Kolar, Chitradurga and Ranebennur.

There are 32 poultry institutions in the State the details of which are as follows:

1. The State Poultry Breeding and Training Centre at Hesaraghatta, Bangalore; 2. Three Regional Poultry Breeding and Training Centres at Malavalli, Gangavathi and Haveri ; 3. Eight District Poultry Rearing and Training centres at Gulbarga, Davanagere, Kudige, Bidar, Bijapur, Gundlupet, Mangalore and Kolar; 4. Thirteen Poultry Rearing centres at Tumkur, Shimoga, Raichur, Kumta, Kundapur, Chikmagalur, Ponnampet, Hassan, Ramanagaram, Tirumakudal Narasipur, Holenarsipura, Koila and Kurikuppe; 5. Five Intensive Poultry and Egg Marketing Centres at Bangalore, Mysore, Dharwad, Belgaum and Gulbarga are merged with Karnataka Cooperative Poultry Federation; 6. One Livestock and Poultry Feeds' Quality control wing at Bangalore and 7. One Registration and Hatcheries wing in Bangalore.

Karnataka is the first State in the Country to bring Karnataka Poultry and Livestock Feed {Regulation of Manufacture and Sale) Order, 1987 under section-3 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955. This was given effect from 7th March 1988. All feed manufacturers and dealers should obtain the License for manufacture of feed for sale and distribution of Poultry and Livestock feeds. The quality feed should be as per standards specified by the Licensing Authority as per the advice of the expert committee.

Karnataka Co-operative Poultry Federation at Bangalore is functioning since 1995. The five Intensive Poultry and Egg marketing centres have been transferred to this federation. During March 1988, 18 primary co-operative societies were sanctioned Rs 116.21 lakhs as share capital loan from the National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC). 44 primary co-operative societies are functioning under the control of the federation.

The Swine breeding policy aims at usage of exotic breeds of pigs like Landrace and Yorkshire. There are three pig breeding stations functioning in the State for the development of piggery activities at Hessaraghatta in Bangalore District, Kudige in Kodagu District and Koila in Dakshina Kannada District. The demand for rabbit meat is mounting and to meet this demand, the department has started 9 rabbit breeding centres at Hessaraghatta, Ajjampur, Habbanaghatti, Sirsi, Kotekar, Kalasa, Bangarpet, Kudige and Bankapur. Foreign breeds from America and Russia are also introduced. These centres produce and supply rabbits to the interested rabbit rearing farmers.

Fodder development programme is being implemented to meet the demand for feed and fodder. Intensive fodder cultivation has been taken up in all the livestock farms. These farms produce and supply root slips and fodder seeds to the needy farmers at nominal prices. During 1999-2000, 80 lakhs of root slips, 400 quintals of fodder seeds and 9,100 minikits were supplied to the farmers. The department is also implementing the Socio-economic programmes such as Special Component Plan, Tribal sub-plan and special livestock breeding programme for the upliftment of weaker sections of society.