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National Dairy Development Board
Part VIII :
Policies and schemes for
dairy development in Odisha
The Department of Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Department (F&ARD) in Odisha came
into existence in 1991 after being bifurcated from the erstwhile Forest, Fisheries & Animal Resources
Development Department. Within F&ARD, there is a Directorate for Animal Husbandry & Veterinary
Services (AH&VS) which is headed by a Director. In the field, AH&VS has thirteen Chief District Veterinary
Officers in charge of 13 districts and in remaining 17 districts, the Sub-Divisional Veterinary Officers
functioning in the district headquarter are looking after the districts affairs. Besides, there is a Frozen
Semen Bank and 2 Orissa Biological Product Institutes. There are 540 veterinary hospitals (VDs), about
3,000 Livestock Aid Centres (LAC) to provide veterinary services. The activities of the department are
supported by:
i)
Odisha Livestock Resource Development Society (OLRDS):
Formed and registered in
2000 for spearheading livestock breeding activities and ensuring timely and meaningful
implementation of National Project for Cattle & Buffalo Breeding” (NPCBB) in the State of
Orissa for breeding activities;