Introduction

Animal Husbandry is an all year round livelihood source of occupation for the livestock owners. But nowadays it is emerged as a full-fledged industry. It helps in upliftment of rural socio-economic status & problems of unemployment. Animal Husbandry sector has maximum employment generation potential. Different aspects of Animal Husbandry have helped the animal owners and all the businesses related to animal husbandry flourish tremendously. It has also contributed to raise the social and economic status of people in the rural areas through economic development. Therefore, Animal Husbandry plays a major important public utility role and adds in the national income through the rearing of livestock and production of related products and by-products viz. milk, meat, egg etc. Through the export of some of the products, the country gets valuable foreign exchange. In view of providing modern facilities for the development and growth of livestock, the Department of Animal Husbandry has been established mainly with the aim to provide facilities for Artificial Insemination and Animal Health.

A cabinet-level minister is the head of the animal husbandry department. Secretary (AD) heads the administrative division of the department. The regional system is headed by the Commissioner of Animal Husbandry. Under the guidance of Hon. Secretary (AD), Commissioner Animal Husbandry administers the department through the Commissionerate of Animal Husbandry, Aundh, Pune-411067. The Disease Investigation Section, Institute of Veterinary Biological Products and other major institutions are also controlled and administered by the Commissionerate of Animal Husbandry. To implement department’s main objectives and schemes effectively at the field level, the state is divided into 7 regions headed by Regional Joint Commissioners (7). At the district level District Deputy Commissioner and District Animal Husbandry Officers are responsible for controlling the work.