The Directorate of AR&AH is playing pivotal role for the control of animal diseases, scientific management and up-gradation of genetic resources of livestock and poultry birds, increasing availability of nutritious feed and fodder, extension activities on animal husbandry practices and also enhancement of production of profitability of livestock enterprises./n In addition to regular health care provided by the above mentioned Institutions, Animal Health Camps are organized on a regular basis at village level. Important vaccines essential for preventive health care are produced at the Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals (IAH &VB) Kolkata. The Directorate maintains quite a number of State Farms to develop inputs towards implementation of beneficiary oriented schemes and facilitate promotion of activities in the Animal Husbandry practices as well as conservation and breeding of the ‘Threatened Breeds’. The farms are located at Haringhata & Kalyani in Nadia and Salboni in Paschim Medinipur other than the District Level Farms maintained in each district.

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