The Department of Livestock Services (DLS) in Nepal plays a key role in higher education related to agriculture through various functions: It operates research centers, farms, and laboratories. It formulates policies and programs to improve livestock production, control diseases, and enhance genetic resources. It provides training and technical support to extension offices and collaborates with universities on research. Potential areas for DLS to collaborate with Michigan State University include animal production programs, rangeland management, disease surveillance, and strengthening veterinary laboratories and quarantine services.

1. Role of
Department of Livestock Services
in Higher Education in Agriculture
Dr. Nar Bahadur Rajwar
Director General
Department of Livestock Services
Ministry of Agricultural Development
Government of Nepal

2. The Country NEPAL
• Land locked country
• Birth place of Lord Buddha
• Bordering countries:
– China (Tibet): North
– India: East, south and west
• Geographical region
– Himalayan:
• 8 out of 14 highest summits in
the world including Mt. Everest
– Mountain/hill :
– Terai: (Mostly bordering with
India)
• Altitude ranges from 70 meters
to 8,848 meters

3. Geographical and Political division of Nepal
Geographical division: 3
Eco-zones
Mountain (16 districts)
35% of total area. (4800 masl
and above)
Hills (39 districts)
Covers about 42% area.(300
to 4800 masl.)
Terai (20 districts)
Covers about 23% of the total
area.(<300 masl.)
Administrative division
5 Development regions
75 Districts
3915 Village Development Committees

4. Livestock and Livelihood
Backbone of rural economy and
represents the Mobile Bank
60% of the rural people are still engaged
in Livestock thus generating rural
employment
Only source of food in Himalayas during
snowfall
Important sector to alleviate rural poverty

5. Black Gold of Nepal

6. Share of Livestock in National GDP
• Agriculture share in National GDP –33%
• Livestock contribution to AGDP – 26%
– Dairy Contribution to livestock –
62.6%
– Meat Contribution to livestock – 32.4%
– Eggs Contribution to livestock – 5.0%
• Potentialities to increase 45 % contribution
to AGDP by the year 2014/15 (APP)
• 65% of which are engaged in subsistence
oriented agriculture based integrated
crop-livestock farming system
• Highest livestock population per capita
and per unit of cultivated land in Asia
• Livestock and it’s products accounts for
11% and 6% of total agricultural exports
and imports

7. Organizational
Department Of Livestock
Chart
Services
Regional Directorate Of
Directorate Of Directorate Of Animal Directorate Of
Directorate Of Livestock Services
Training &Extension Production Market Promotion
Animal Health 5
National Livestock Breeding Livestock Breeding
Animal Disease Diagnosis Regional Training Center Officce, 2
Laboratory-1 + 6_ and Extension
Centers-5 National Pasture and Animal
Nutrition Office|,
Animal Quarantine Offfice-1 + 8_
Pasture & Fodder seed production Farm 3
Rhizobium Laboratory 1
Central Veterinary Hospital,-1
National Sheep & Goat promotion Office
District Livestock
Central Biological Production Laboratory Service Office 75
National Pig & Poultry promotion Office
Rabies Vaccine Production Laboratory
Livestock Quality Control Laboratory
National FMD & TADS Laboratory Livestock Service
National Cattle & Buffalo
Center: 359
promotion Office
Veterinary Quality control & Drug
management Office Poultry Development Farm
Livestock Sub-Center
Veterinary Epidemiology Office Livestock Development Farm 6 : 640
Veterinary Public Health Office
Total Office:132

8. Objectives of DLS
Poverty alleviation & Food
security through increased
Production & Productivity of
Livestock.
Promotion of Livestock
Market and Processing, thus
creating the platform for
commercialization.
Control and eradication of
socio-economically
important and zoonotic
animal diseases. Department of Livestock Services
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9. A. Major Functions of Animal Health Directorate
• National Veterinary Authority ( SPS Agreement
and WTO)
• Formulate national policies, directives and norms
related to animal health & to promote animal
welfare.
• Formulate programme to control and eradicate
economically important diseases and zoonotic
diseases
• Develop emergency preparedness plan to
prevent re-emergence of eradicated animal
diseases
• Participate in collaborative researches in
cooperation with NARC and other related
agencies
• Provide technical support to District Livestock
Service Offices & other animal health related
agencies & support for capacity building
• Communicate technologies, resources and
information about veterinary sciences by
coordinating national and international agencies

10. B. Major Functions of Animal Production Directorate
• As a focal point to national and
international agencies of the related field
• To conduct collaborative programme
with national and international
organizations
• To assist Department of Livestock
Services to formulate policies, strategy,
plan and programme
• To develop project for foreign assistance
• To prepare, promote and control of
standard for quality animal production
• To identify, conserve and utilize genetic
resources
• To coordinate national level programmes
to enhance animal production and
productivity.

11. C. Major Functions Livestock Services Training and Extension Directorate
As a focal point to national and international
agencies of the related field
To conduct collaborative programme with
national and international organizations
To assist Department of Livestock Services
to formulate policies, strategy, plan and
programme
To conduct various training programme to
upgrade human resources and farmers.
To prepare the roster list of experts in the
area of animal production and animal health
To develop training curriculum related to
animal sciences and sciences
To ordinate different line agencies in order
to develop curriculum of training under DLS

12. D. Major Functions Livestock Market Promotion Directorate
•To conduct collaborative program
with national and international
organizations
•To assist Department of Livestock
Services to formulate policies,
strategy, plan and program
•To conduct various market
development program under
partnership like Hat bazar etc
•To develop and implement various
livestock product processing program
•To facilitate and promote PPP into
actions
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13. Human Resources
Description Technical Administration Total
Gazzeted 337 7 344
NonGazzeted 1923 348 2271
Office 1435 1435
assistance
Total 2260 1790 4050
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14. Some Facts
Milk Meat Egg
Availability 52 lit/head / 9 kg /head / 23 no/head/yr
year year
Recommended 57 lit/head / 14 kg /head / 48 no/head/yr
(National) year year
Service coverage: About
17.5-23 % depending
on geographical areas

15. Important Facts
Adult Body Weight (M): 150 kg
Adult Body Weight (F): 120 kg
Height : 87 cm
Body Length : 91 cm
Chest Girth : 115 cm
Milk Yield : 0.5-1.2 cm

16. Important Facts
Adult Body Weight (M): 200 kg
Adult Body Weight (F): 130 kg
Height : 90 cm
Body Length : 99 cm
Chest Girth : 114 cm
Milk Yield : 0.25-1.5 cm

17. Livestock Population of Nepal
Species Millions 2010 / 11 Growth rate
Cattle 7.17 0.57
Buffalo 4.68 3.80
Goat 8.47 5.70
Sheep 0.80 -3.10
Pig 1.04 2.90
Poultry 24.48 3.02
Duck 0.38 0.51

18. DLS : Research and Development facilities
Animal Production
Livestock Quality Management Laboratory
National Animal Breeding Centre
National Pasture and Feed development centre
Livestock Development Farms - 12
Animal Health
Central Veterinary Laboratory
Central Biological Production Laboratory
Central Rabies Vaccine Production Laboratory
National FMD and TADs Laboratory
5 regional veterinary Laboratories
National Avian Laboratory
Veterinary Standards and Drugs
Administration

19. DLS : Research, Training and Outreach
Research Approach
Problem identification and prioritization
– Village level workshop (interaction with
farmers)
– RATWG (Research and extension
coordination meeting
at regional level)
– NTWG (Research and extension
coordination meeting
at national level)

20. DLS : Research, Training and Outreach
Animal Production
Conservation, Promotion and Utilization of Animal Genetic Resources
Identification and selection of hardy, disease and parasites resistant breeds and
species.
Dairy cattle Improvement Program(DCIP)-PPRS, BGIP
Implementation of buffalo genetic improvement program.
Identification of most promising species, varieties and cultivars of the fodder and
pasture in different ecological regions.
Implementation of buffalo calves fattening program
Research and Recommendation of different breeds of cattle,
buffalo, goat, sheep , swine and poultry .
Management of nucleus herd of different livestock.
Management of pure variety of different pasture.
National livestock Breeding centre- Semen quality, conception rate, genetic
improvement, reproductive disorder.
Different livestock development farms- Management, breeding and nutrition.

21. DLS : Research, Training and Outreach
Animal Health
Early Disease diagnosis of different economic diseases.
Diagnosis and investigation of Zoonotic diseases
Vaccine production of major livestock diseases
Rabies vaccine production for human
Khari disease: Research regarding etiology, control and line of treatment .
HPAI : Surveillance and containment Program.
TADs , HPEDs and Newly Emerging Diseases.

22. Funding Sources
Government of Nepal
United Nations(UN)
World Bank
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
USAID
European Union(EU)
Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO)
World Health Organization (WHO)
OIE ( World Organization for Animal Health)
IFAD( International Fund for Agricultural Development)

23. DLS : Technology Development
Development of new breeds of pig: Pakribas; Poultry : Giriraja
Development of line of treatment for Khari Disease.
Successfully conducted HPAI control Plan
Recommendation of different breed of livestock according
geographic condition.
Recommendation of different fodder species under
different condition.
Use of Urea Molasses Block/ urea treatment for better
production.

24. Ongoing Projects and National Programs
Ongoing Projects
HIMALI( High Mountain Agribusiness and
Livelihood Improvement Project )
Zoonosis Control Project
Leasehold Forestry and Livestock Development
Program
Dairy Cattle Improvement Program (DCIP)
National Programs
AI (Artificial Insemination) Mission
National PPR control Program
FMD control Program
Avian Influenza control Program

25. Capacity Building : Higher Education
Graduate, post graduate , Ph.D. : Nepal – TU , AFU, PU and
abroad ( Scholarship from different agencies)
Training- OIE, FAO,USAID, APHCA,SAARC, JICA and
different universities, organizations.
Observation tour/workshop/conference/seminar
In-country training / seminars/ workshops

26. Linkage with NARC and AFU
DLS participate in collaborative researches in
cooperation with NARC, AFU and other related agencies
DLS mainly work as extension and development
services. The technology recommended by NARC are
transfer in the farmer level through DLS.
NARC mainly focus on the research which is almost
based on farmers problem .
AFU caters the human resource need in the agriculture
field of the Nation.

27. Major Thrust areas
Fodder and Pasture Development
Breed improvement for sustainable livestock production.
Control of emerging and re-emerging diseases.
Improvement of the livestock production and profuctivity.
Capacity building and Human Resource Development.
Infrastructure development, processing and marketing of
milk, meat, wool, pasmina and their products.

28. Areas of potential collaboration with Michigan
State University
To formulate national level programmes to enhance animal production and
productivity.
Effective management of rangelands.
Climate change and its impact on animal health .
Participatory disease surveillance of Vector borne diseases, parasitic diseases
and other emerging and re-emerging diseases.
Zoonoses control program
Research grant support to Masters and Ph D study
Introduction of new technology
Strengthening Capacity of Veterinary Laboratory
Strengthening of Animal Quarantine Services
Exchange of research students/fellows