Animal Resources Development Department is basically responsible for formulation and implementation of Livestock and Poultry policies and programmes in West Bengal.
To encourage entrepreneurs to set up Broiler Breeding Farms with a view to promote production of broiler day-old chicks in the State and create employment opportunities in rural areas, to make the State self-sufficient in broiler day-old chicks production.
With the objective of bridging the gap and augmentation of egg production in West Bengal, an incentive scheme has been formulated by the Animal Resources Development Department.
Large proportion of bovines in our country are unproductive and exhibiting poor reproductive efficiency. This is mainly due to poor management of dairy animals.
An Act to provide for the establishment and incorporation of a University of Animal and Fishery Sciences in West Bengal.
All types of new procurement of drugs, equipments and other consumables at Central Medical Store of all District, all BLDOs and all Farms must be processed through the Drug & Equipment Management Information System software package, available at website www.wbard.gov.in from the financial year 2019-2020 mandatorily;
Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Md. Hanif Quareshi and others-Vs-The State of Bihar held that sacrifice of a cow is no part of the festival of Id-Uz-Zoha and is not a religious requirement under Islam.
The provisions of the West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950 shall not apply to the slaughter of any animal for religious, medicinal or research purposes.
1. Short title; 2. Definitions; 3. Issue of licence; 4. Cancellation or refusal of renewal of licence; 5. Variation of address, etc.; 6. Issue of duplicate licence; 7. Appeal; 8. Seizure, forfeiture, etc.; Download: West Bengal Cattle Licensing Rules, 1985
West Bengal Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals (Check Post, Quarantine Camp, Manner of Inspection, etc.,) Rules, 2016 vide No. 1184-AR&AH dated 04.08.2016.
President of a Municipality or a Panchayat Samiti and the Veterinary Surgeon may issue a certificate under their joint signatures that an animal is fit for slaughter if they are both of opinion.