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ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
The district has fairly large number of live stock
including cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats, horses, ponnies, donkeys,
pigs & poultry. The lives stock
population of the district according to 1991 survey was about 14.5 Lacs. The
following table gives tehsil-wise relative figures. (IN HUNDRED)
CATTLE AND BUFFALOES Live stock wealth
is an index to the country’s prosperity. In a state where the holdings are small and
fragmented and the collective and co-operative farming is practically
non-existant, cattle form the backbone of economy. Agricultural and live
stock improvement programme go hand in hand for revolutionizing the economy. The essential equipment of the
farmer used to be a pair of oxen/ buffaloes to do the ploughing and to draw
the cart. Even though the bullocks have been replaced by tractors, yet the
importance of cattle in agriculture economy remains almost unchanged on
account of the yield of milk, manure, skins and hides. The district is well known for
Murrah breed of buffaloes and Haryana breed of cows. Thousands of good
quality Murrah buffaloes are exported annually to the Metropolitan cities.
The Cows are mainly kept for breeding calves and partly on religious grounds.
Murrah buffaloes are amongst the most efficient milk and butter-fat producers
in India. The intensive cattle
development project started on Ist Dec, 1969 was comprehensive plan for
increasing the milk production and working
efficiency of cattle. The scheme envisaged systematically planned method for
the best utilization of superior germ plasma obtained from superior stock.
The technique of Artificial Insemination was adopted to utilize the available
limited supplies through a number of approved bulls. Controlled breeding was
brought about through elimination of
scrub bulls. Simultaneously attention was paid to the increased
production of good quality feed and fodder. To provide breeding service
through quality bulls on scientific
lines 138 Stockman Centers/Vety. Dispensaries and 47 hospitals are working in
the distt. where facilities for artificial
insemination with liquid & frozen Semen are available. The
figures of Artificial Insemination done and Calves born year-wise are given
as under:-
Scheme For Preservation Of Murrah Breed Of
Buffaloes. :
Scheme
for the preservation of Murah breed of Buffaloes was started way back in the
year 1997-98. High yielding buffaloes from
this district and also from other parts of the state are regularly
exported in thousands to metropolitan cities. After having milked the
buffaloes for one lactation, these are sent to animal, an incentive scheme
was launched by the Deptt. Of Animal Husbandry. To start- with, the scheme
was started in seven districts of Haryana, which are famous for Murrah breed
of Buffaloes. Under this scheme milk
recording of Murray buffaloes
is done in the hospitals/ Dispensaries. Owner of the buffalo yielding 15-18
kg of milk is given a cash incentive of RS. 5000/- and buffalo yielding more
than 18 Kg of milk per day is given RS. 6000/- Male calf of such buffaloes is
purchased by the dept. at market price, reared at Govt. Live- stock Farm
HISAR and then supplied to the panchayats or used at Semen Banks of the deptt
.Such animals are provided with insurance cover and 50% amount of insurance
premium is paid by the deptt. An affidavit is obtained from the beneficiary,
not to sell the buffalo for at least
three years. Such buffaloes can get
this incentive money for any number
of years provided that buffalo qualifies for milk yield. S.P.C.A.
:
Society
for Prevention of Cruelly to animals was established and registered
under the societies act with the
great efforts of Deputy Director ICDP
Jind and field Veterinarians. Election for the society was held in 1999. With
the great efforts of the President of Society hundreds of Cows being taken in
trucks were nabbed and prevented from going to slaughter houses. These Cows are
taken to Goshalas and kept there. Case was registered against the persons in
the police station. SPCA is doing very good job in preventing the almost
extinct breed of Cows from being slaughtered. S.L.B.P.
:
Special Live stock breeding program was started in
the year 1975-76 with the help of Govt. of India, program was started with a
view to raise the financial status of economically and socially Weaker
section of the society specially small, marginal farmers and landless
agricultural labourers. Under this scheme Rs.
16000/- is given as loan to the beneficiary for the purchase of sheep unit
and subsidy of Rs. 3770/- only is given. In the second scheme one third feed subsidy is given to the beneficiary of female cross-bred calf from the age of 4-32 months, Rs. Two Lacs is given every year as subsidy to such beneficiaries. GAUSHALA DEVELOPMENT Gaushalas, according to the
old concept, were the institutions opened under religious sentiments to house
the unproductive and useless Cattle and were run on charity. To give a new
meaning to the old concept, an idea was mooted to convert these institutions
into cattle breeding-cum-milk production centres with some financial
assistance and technical guidance. At present there are ten
gaushalas in district Jind. 1.
Rashtriya Gaushala
Dharoli 2.
Gaushala Gurukul
Kalwa 3.
Shri Gaushala Jind. 4.
Som Nath Gaushala
Jind. 5.
Shri Gaushala
Safidon. 6.
Jajian Gaushala
Saafidon. 7.
Shri Gaushala
Uchana khurd. 8.
Shri Krishan
Gaushala Narwana. 9.
Shri Gaushala
Uchana Kalan 10.
Shri Gaushala
Julana. Gaushalas at S.No. 1 and 2 are maintaining a herd of pure breed of
Haryana. They are doing a yeoman service for the preservation and maintenance of almost vanishing breed
of Haryana Cows. To encourage such Gaushalas, Grant-in-aid is being given by
Govt. of Haryana and Govt. of India. Embryo Transfer Technology(ETT) programmes has
approved by the Govt. of India to preserve this breed. The animal from these
two Gaushalas always participate in All India and State Level Live stock
shows and always win good number of prizes. ANIMAL DISEASES The
commoon animal diseases prevalent in the district are foot & mouth
disease, Haemorrhagic septicemia, Surra and Parasitic diseases both internal
and external. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE: Locally known as”muh khur”, it generally occurs
during the Winter season. In the initial stage which lasts for three-four
days there is watery discharge from the mouth. There are lesions in the
mouth, inside the hoof. This disease, though not fatal, is contagious and
spreads through contact. It also causes great economic losses by
reducing milk yield of lactating
animals and disabling the working cattle. Regular arrangements for treatment
of effected cattle exist at all Veterinary institutions. To check this
disease, preventive Vaccination is carried out in cattle and buffaloes. HAEMORRHAGIC SEPTICALMIA The seasonal disease generally spreads with the
start of rainy reason and is locally known as galghotu. The most dangerous
contageous disease claims maximum mortality in Cattle and Buffaloe. The
visible symptoms of the disease are high fever, dullness, loss of appetite
and swelling of the throat. This leads to difficult respiration and gurgaling
sound. Treatment is possible in early
stages. Prophylactic vaccination is carried out free of cost among all
live-stock before the on set of rainy season. Number of animals vaccinated against this disease during the
year- 97-98=489653,98-99=487357 and 99-2000=448076. RINDERPEST DISEASE Locally known as sitla is an acute febrile and
highly contageous disease affecting cattle and buffaloes. There is 100%
mortality in affected animals. District Jind and Haryana State as a
whole has been declared as Rinderpest free state. No case of Rinderpest
disease has been reported for the last ten years. This had been possible by
immunizing the whole population of the state by the field Veterinarians and
by setting check posts on State borders where the out going in coming animals
were also vaccinated. TREATMENT OF CATTLE DISEASE Various preventive and Curative measures are
taken up the Animal Husbandry Department to combat various types of disease. Number of cases treated
against various disease during the year 1997-98, 235867, 1998-99, 269158 and
1999-2000, 222807 No serious out break of any particulars disease has been
reported from this area since 1998. DAIRY FARMING Traditionally dairy farming
had been in the hands of small farmers and landless agricultural laborers in
the villages. The more affluent farmers kept cattle for their own needs. Milk
and ghee were not adulterated. With the increase in population and fast
urbanization the demand for milk and milk products has gone up and the
traditional dairy farming has been revolutionized into modern dairy farming. Jind district is a part of
the tract famous for Murrah Buffaloes and Haryana Cows and so occupies an
important place in the development of dairying in the state. Keeping in view
the locational advantage, the first milk plant of the state was set up at
Jind which started functioning on 5th December, 1970. This was the beginning of
the white Revolution era in the state. This plant has the handling capacity
of 50,000 Litres of milk per day and manufactures “VITA” brand of ghee,
butter milk power etc which are popular throughout- the country for their
good quality. INTENSIVE CATTLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT- JIND This
project was established in the milk shed areas of Jind in 1969-70. The
project aims at comprehensive Cattle breeding and improvement through the
modern and scientific technique of Artificial Insemination with the semen of superior Indigenous as swell as
exotic bulls. Frozen semen of proven and
quality bulls obtained from G.l.F. Hisar is supplied to about twenty five
hospitals for Artificial Insemination. Rest of the institutions are supplies
Liquid Semen. Liquid Semen is collected and processed at Semen Bank Jind.
Semen Bank Jind is situated in an area of 90 Kanals out of which 71/2 Acres
is agricultural land. Eight bulls (Buff. Bull-5,Cross-Bred Bulls-1 and H.F.
Bull-2) are maintained at the semen Bank. Green fodder grown at the semen
bank itself is given to the bulls throughout the year. Hay is made from the
surplus green fodder which is used as dry fodder. This project covers
about-75,000 breedable population of Cattle and buffaloes. PIG DEVELOPMENT
Pig
population in the district is 17775 according to live stock Census. Pig
breeding is adopted by the Weaker Section of the society. It is promoted
through the supply of york shire pigs produced at Government pig breeding
farm, Hisar and maintained at piggery extension centre, Jind. This centre
caters to the demand of pig breeders of the area who bring their sows for
breeding. The veterinary hospitals and dispensaries functioning in the
district attend to the work of disease control of the pigs. SHEEP AND WOOL DEVELOPMENT
According
to 1991 Census the sheep population in the district was 60185. There is fairly good scope for the
development of sheep and wool industry. Three sheep & wool extension
centres at Shamlo-Kalan, Uchana and Jind are functioning in the district. At
these centres superior Nali rams are kept to fulfil the needs of the sheep
breeders. These centres are doing very useful work in educating the breeders
in improved methods of rearing and management of sheep including shearing and grading of wool and in
providing veterinary aid to protect sheep from contageous and non-contagious
diseases.
POULTRY
DEVELOPMENT: According
to 1991 Live stock census there were about
eight Lakh of Poultry birds in the district. Jind District is very
much famous for poultry farming. There are thousnad of big & small poultry farms in the district. One day old
chicks, eggs and broilers are exported out of country by one of the poultry
farms situated in Safidon sub-Divison. Veterinary hospitals and dispensaries
functioning in the district provide
education to the poultry breeders about the latest scientific techniques. FISHERIES Fisheries provide considerable scope
for gainful employment and play a vital role in rural-reconstruction and
augmenting the inland fish production with the application of latest
technology. In
order to develop fisheries scientifically a detailed survey was conducted to
estimate the water resources readily available for fish culture in the
district. Latest survey results show that district has pond water
potentiality of about 662 hectares for the development of fisheries in
villages. The running canals and drains also constitute the main resources of
fisheries. The main objective of the agency is
to introduce and popularize the improved/modern technique of pisciculture so
as to set up in land fish production and augment fish supplies. It further
aims at providing employment opportunities to rural masses. The activity has
good scope for bringing’ about Blue revolution’ in the district. Fish culture in village ponds can
help in utilizing the available water resources for fish production. At
present there are 512 village ponds in the district having over 662 hectare
of suitable area. As per the data furnished by
Fisheries Department, Fish Farmers Development Agency, Jind a total area of
387 hectares has been covered under the programme by the end of March,
1999-2000(FFDA achieved 104.38 hectares against the target of 105 hectares
all village ponds/New ponds, While fisheries Department achieved 283 hectares
against the target of 330) More than 32 Lac. The fish seed has been supplied
to different fish farmers, as only 12000 Fish seed was supplied in year
1967-68. The balance water area available for
fish culture may be taken as long term potential for development. The village
ponds are under the village panchayats and are leased out to interested
farmers/persons by way of auction for period of 5-10 years. Most of the
village ponds cover 1.0 to 2.0 hectares each and the Fisheries Department is
also proposed to develop the marshy water logged area, which can be
profitably converted into fishponds. There is a good response from the
landowners in this respect. The F.F.D.A. has developed 12.73 hectares
farmers’ land in shape of own fishpond against the target of 5.0 hectare. Although the fisheries Department
has established fish seed farm in almost every district for stocking the fish
seed, but it has not been established in Jind so far. The demand for fish
seed is met by transporting fish seed from Neighbouring Distt. and fish seed
availability does not seem to be any problem for the district. The department
charges Rs. 75/- per thousand of seed & hands over the seed to the
farmers at the pond site. The activity in leased ponds, own
ponds and marshy area would require financial assistance from financial
institutions/banks. The existing cost for excavating new ponds is Rs.
100000/- per hectares, including the cost of installation of Tube well; The
department is providing subsidy @ 25% in general. They have the right to
village ponds, which they lease out to farmers for fisheries development.
Though, there is a provision in panchayat Act of leasing out village ponds at
least for 10 years so as to enable the beneficiaries to take long terms
measures for fish development such as renovation of pond by availing
Institutional finance. Marketing of fish from inland
culture resources does not pose any problem in the district. Fishing rights
in the canals and drains are controlled by the state government while rights
of village ponds vest with the panchayat. The fishing rights of the
canal/drains and village ponds are auctioned annually through open auctions
by Government and village panchayats respectively. Fishermen co-operative
societies are organized for marketing the fish produce. Fish culture could not make much headway in the distt. In the recent past, however, number of fishponds under fish culture is going up every year but large fish potentiality is yet to be tapped. The estimated fish production during the year 1999-2000 about 1300 Ton, which has ready export market in Delhi and Calcutta. The fish culture provides full time occupation to villagers who are being educated to apply new technique and are encouraged by supplying farm equipments, quality seeds and organic chemical fertilizers. Fish farming has now become an important source of panchayats revenue and is becoming more popular day by day in the villages. Last revised on 26/02/2001 Top of the Document
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