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| Purchase of LiveStock Guidelines |
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| GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH |
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Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries Department |
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| Memorandum No. 906/AH-III(1) 2005-8 |
dated: 22-7-2005 |
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| ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT - Purchase of all Livestock such as Milch animals, Sheep etc. under Government programmes sourching places outside the State Guidelines communicated. |
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From the Special Secretary to Chief Minister, Note No. 214/SSCM/2005, dated 2.3.2005 |
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From the Director of Animal Husbandry, Lr. Roc. No. 3084/F.II/F6/05, dated: 9.3.2005. |
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The attention of the Director of Animal Husbandry is invited to the references cited and he is informed that after detailed discussions with the experts from A.N.G.R.A.U. and others, detailed guidelines have been prepared for purchase of livestock such as Milch Animals, Sheep etc., under government programmes sourcing places from outside the state. A copy of the guidelines is enclosed herewith. |
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The D.A.H. is requested to communicate these guidelines to all the concerned officials in the State and issue suitable instructions to follow them scrupulously while purchasing the livestock under. Government programme. |
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PRIYADARSHI DASH |
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Principal Secretary to Government. |
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The Director of Animal Husbandry, Hyderabad (w.e.) |
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| The VC & MD, GCC Limited, Visakhapatnam |
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Copy to : |
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Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (RD) Department (w.e.) Social Welfare Department (w.e.) |
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Backward Classes Welfare Department (w.e.) |
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Tribal Welfare Department (w.e.) |
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Agriculture & Cooperation Department (w.e.) |
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Minorities Welfare Department (w.e.) |
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Youth Advancement, Tourism & Cultural Department (w.e.) |
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| // FORWARDED BY ORDER // |
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| SECTION OFFICER |
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| GUIDELINES ON LIVESTOCK PURCHASE UNDER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMES |
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| Milch Animals |
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| Period Of Grounding: |
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Milch buffaloes units should be grounded only between August and January to derive maximum benefit out of them. |
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Milch Cow units can be grounded round the year, But, availability of green fodder during summer seasons should be ensured. , |
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| Suitability Of Animal: |
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7Local purchases of milch animals should not be entertained. |
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Non-descriptive milch animals should not be considered. |
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Milch animals should be inducted mostly from outside the state. |
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Inter regional induction within the State can be considered only when there is market surplus milch animals in a particular region (animals of this date should not go out of the state and create negative balance) |
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For landless beneficiaries (Agriculture Labour) medium type (Graded Murrah type) milch animals may be preferred |
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Forthe beneficiaries having Agriculture land grow perannial fodder, high productive milch animals (Murrah, HF, Jersey) may be considered. |
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At the time of purchase the milch animals should have a calf and it should be within 15 days age. |
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At the time of purchase the milch animal should be in second lactation / third lactation. |
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For the beneficiaries living in perluban, Semi-urban areas and for mini dairy units (5 milch animals) with high productive animals are highly desirable. |
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For rural unemployed youth mini dairy unit consisting of (5) milch animals may be considered to create full time employment. |
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| How To Purchase |
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Purchase of animals should be on Tender system preferably from long standing / reputed contractors. |
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The milch animals supplies will be organizsed by different organizations and the district administration should call for tenders. The contractor should hold temporary district wise/region wise milch animals camps under supervision of concerned District authorities. |
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The local veterinarians, before registration and before Issuing health and age certificate, should screen animals forage, general and reproductive health In the camps. ' |
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Breed, yield age, health etc should determine the cost of the animals. |
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The beneficiaries and purchase committee Should observe / record three consecutive milkings to arrive the average milk yield to fix the cost of the animals. |
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| From Where To Purchase |
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Chittor, Kadapa, Anantapur, Kurnool, Prakasam, and Nellore District can be linked with Karnataka and Tamilnadu for supply of Milch Cows and with Haryana / Punjab for supply of high yielding Milch Buffaloes. However for landless poor for whom medium type animals are preferred they shall be supplied from Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh from the market surplus stock to avoid their migration to other states. |
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Northern Telangana districts like Adilabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Nizamabad, Medak which are bordering to Maharashtra State can be linked to Maharashtra for supply of milch cows and milch buffaloes so that animal transportation charges can be minimized. Remaining south Telangana Districts like Mahabubnagar, Khammam, Rangareddy District, Nalgonda, Hyderbad can be linked to Karnataka for supply of milch cows and with Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat for supply of high yielding milch buffaloes. However~ for landless poor for whom medium type animals are preferred they shall be supplied from Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh from the market surplus stock to avoid their migration to other states. |
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All Coastal Districts can be linked with Chittor and Karnataka for supply of Milch Cows and with Haryana I Punjab for supply of Milch Buffaloes as adequate fodder resources are available there. |
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High productive animals (Murah) unit cost may be revised as they are to be procured from far off places like Punjab / Haryana / Gujarat States, duly considered the availability of the breeds in those .places and Animals transportation charges. |
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| Support Actions |
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Government should take up supply of quality graded Murrah heifers from Haryana I Punjabstates to the eligible beneficiaries on a long-term benefit and this was earlier a well acknowledged programme. |
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To sustain milch animals distribution programme, fodder development programme should be taken up and fodder seed should be supplied on 75% subsidy basis. High yielding perennial folder plots of .atleast 1/4th per animal shall be estabilished by the land owning beneficiaries. |
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Provisions for health care and concentrated feed for an initial period two months should be made in the unit cost. For this purpose financial assistance Rs. 1000/- may be provided .in the unit cost for a unit of two milch animals. |
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| Market Network |
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| The milch animal distributibn should be taken up where milk collection routes are available or in a cluster fashion facilitating for adequate market tie up. |
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Selection Of Beneficiary |
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Aptitude, previous exposure and liking of the beneficiary for the type of activity (Milch animals) determine the success or failure of the programme. |
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Every beneficiary Who has land should cultivate perennial folder in at least in 1/4th of acre. However, for mini. dairy units beneficiaries should have at least half (1/2) acre of Agriculture land with perennial fodder crops. |
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The folder plot should be ready for harvest by the time the milch animals Is possessed by the beneficiary |
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Whenever the milch animals are distributed to agricultural labourers, adequate availability offoder shall be ensured. |
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The beneficiary should be subjected to one week pre programme training connected to theactivity. |
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Villages wher.e particular type of programme is taken up should be in a cluster fashion or should be in a contiguous manner to provide effective health care and market network. |
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Women beneficiaries should be more preferred for milch animal units. |
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| SHEEP |
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| Period Of Grounding |
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| Sheep units can be grounded round the year. |
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| Suitability Of Sheep |
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| Sheep are more susceptible to climatic changes. Hence it is advisable to prefer the local recognized breeds walle grounding the sheep units. However, they shall be from outside the District to avoid inbreeding. Only for Deccan breed of sheep we can purchase sheep from adjoining Maharashtra state, which is also known for Deccan Breed of sheep. |
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| How To Purchase. |
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Purchases must be effected by beneficiary or by the purchasing committee 2.formed by concerned district authorities. |
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Within district purchases of sheep units should not be entertained. |
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The price of the animal should be determined based on its breed, age, body weight etc. |
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Animal should be screened'for age, general health by the veterinaries, before issuing health and age certificate. |
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| From Where To Purchase |
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Deccani Sheep shall preferably be procured from Maharashtra State for Telangana District Beneficiaries. |
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As the Nellore breed of sheep available in Andhra Pradesh are qualitative North Coastal districts should be tagged on the Nellore, Prakasam, Guntur Districts. Telangana districts in which Nellore breed of sheep grown should also be tagged on to Nellore, Prakasam andGuntur Dist. for supply of Nellore breed of sheep. |
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For Rayalaseema District required sheep units be procured Nellore and Prakasam of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka State. |
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| Support Actions |
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Quality / high pedigree breeding rams from other regions to the eligible beneficiaries should be supplied or a long-term programme. |
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Sheep cooperatie Societies established in villages, should provide aU supporting facilities particularly marketing of live animals and wool. |
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| Selection Of Beneficiary |
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Aptitude, previous, exposure and liking of the beneficiary for the type of activity (Sheep) determine the success or failure of the Programme. |
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The beneficiary should be subjected to one week pre programme training connected to the activity. |
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Villages where particular type of programme is taken up should be in a cluster fashion or should be in a contiguous manner to provide effective health care and market network. |
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Availability of good grazing lands preferably for rotational grazing should also be seen. |
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| PRIYA ADARSHINI DASH, |
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| Principal Secretary to Government, A.H.D.D. & F Department. |
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