Animal Husbandry Animal health care activities along with other animal resources developmental activities in the district of Bankura are mostly delivered through decentralize district-level and block-level administration. Efforts are made to improve the genetic potentialities of the local cattle, pig, sheep, goat and poultry through different support services like Artificial Insemination by frozen semen, supply of improve variety of small animals and birds or eggs to the beneficiaries those who are mostly of SC/ST community and also those are lying below poverty line by selecting them through 3 tire panchayet system. Health care facilities well as preventive services are provided through different animal health centers and animal aid-centres. Periodical animal health camps and infertility camps are also organized. efforts are also taken to popularizes the rabbit farming among the tribal people. For upliftment of the rural economy specially of the females, about 30 women dairy cooperative societies were formed in the district. A milk union was also formed and the surplus milk are marketed through the milk union.
| Block and municpality-wise number of cross-bred cattle (as on 15.10.2003) | ||
Subdivision |
Block / Municipality |
Block-wise number of cross-breed cattle |
Bankura |
Bankura-I |
838 |
Bankura-II |
7988 |
|
Barjora |
1936 |
|
Chhatna |
982 |
|
Gangajalghati |
4423 |
|
Mejhia |
221 |
|
Onda |
12625 |
|
Saltora |
313 |
|
Bankura Municipality |
723 |
|
Bishnupur |
Bishnupur |
2561 |
Indas |
4954 |
|
Joypur |
5679 |
|
Kotulpur |
4227 |
|
Patrasayer |
2424 |
|
Sonamukhi |
8437 |
|
Bishnupur Municipality |
1255 |
|
Sonamukhi Municipality |
200 |
|
Khatra |
Hirbandh |
255 |
Indpur |
662 |
|
Khatra |
770 |
|
Raipur |
531 |
|
Ranibundh |
388 |
|
Sarenga |
1122 |
|
Simlapal |
3811 |
|
Taldangra |
1979 |
|
District total |
69305 |
|
| Source:- 17th. livestock census. | ||
Goat rearing is a common rural practice in Bankura, some individuals in blocks like Bishnupur, Kotulpur, Sonamukhi, Chhatna, Simlapal, Indpur and Indas have established goat farming. Major project is at Ranibandh and Raipur Block, where a joint venture of Government with the non-governmental organizations (NGO) has been able to bring about 182 self-help groups (SHG) under the fold of goat rearing
Poultry farming is becoming increasing popular among the rural youth of Bankura, who run broiler farms with the capacity of 1000 to 5000 birds. Some big broiler farms are established by individual farmers at Krishnanagar (Onda block), Chhatna, Beliatore, Barjora with a capacity from 20,000 to 50,000. Generally broiler chicks are supplied by big hatcheries who supply chicks, feed, medicines, vaccines and lift the birds on the 40th. day and pay the farmers Rs.2.70 to Rs.3.00 per kg live weight of the birds. In Chhatna Block, two layer farms are also established with a capacity of one lakh layer birds, whereas two resource farms for RIR chicks are developing at Korapara in Chhatna Block and Masterdanga in Sonamukhi Block.
There is vast uncultivated land in the district of Bankura, particulary in the blocks of Sadar and Khatra Subdivisions. So dairy development, goatery, by individual and backyard poultry farming, have ample scope for development. This should be supported by proper scientific approach, introduction of modern laboratory facilities and supply of vaccines. Big farming in all the three sectors have immense scope in Bankura.
1. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure :
2. Livestock
3. Density of Livestock (No. per Sq. Km.)
Bovine (Cattle + Buffalo)
4. Person-wise Livestock (No. per 1000 Persons)
4. Treatment
Sl. No. Classification of Diseases No. of Cases Treated (1999-2000) No. of Cases Treated (2000-2001) 1 Contagious diseases 26961 21766 2 Surgical 27493 30278 3 Gynaecological 28297 36836 4 Parasitic 151955 197067 5 Nasal Granuloma 1655 2258 6 Humpsore 2163 842 7 Systemic 113037 133990 8 Rabies 475 437 9 Haematuria 2147 2721 10 Other cases 95285 53368 TOTAL 449468 479563 5. Vaccination
Sl. No. Name of the Vaccine No. of vaccination 1999-2000 No. of vaccination 2000-2001 1 Haemorrhagic Septicaemia 8128 8830 2 Anthrax 10418 4334 3 Black Quarter 5441 6920 4 F.M.D. 26369 16720 5 Rabies 89 217 6 Ranikhet 335641 367062 7 Fowl Pox 921 966 8 Fowl Cholera 210 336 9 Duck Pleague 102423 90096 10 Swine Fever 735 80 11 Goat Pox -- 1239
6. Livestock and poultry in Bankura
Sl. No.
Category
Category-wise number of livestock and poultry during the year
1982
1989
1994
1997
1
Cattle
Cows
400666
438250
431329
444050
Bulls and Bullocks
357677
382126
403709
415710
Young stock
389594
436152
467707
481508
Total
1141937
1256528
1302745
1341268
2
Buffaloes
Cows
19064
22611
23855
24156
Bulls and Bullocks
90856
88702
97918
99155
Young stock
15569
18005
22059
22337
Total
125489
129318
143832
145648
3
Sheep
148008
152392
123392
139460
4
Goats
744506
709905
709198
786134
5
Horses and ponies
23
9
10
10
6
Pigs
77622
93390
105168
113403
7
Other livestock
15
0
0
0
8
Poultry
Fowls
917025
1197203
1219098
1339958
Ducks
503245
596675
759863
861010
Others
9507
3214
0
0
Total
1429777
1797092
1978961
2200968
