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DWDU, Rajkot<br />

The Livestock <strong>Development</strong> Programme<br />

Many new initiatives in the field <strong>of</strong> veterinary care, fodder development, training programmes will be taken up that will bring the<br />

two villages in the diary map. Many <strong>of</strong> theses initiatives yielded results much beyond what we had hoped to achieve, however the year was<br />

also one <strong>of</strong> introspection in terms <strong>of</strong> the absence <strong>of</strong> a the leap in dairy development that we were expecting from the old routes.<br />

Loans to SHG members/UG groups<br />

The special loans for purchase <strong>of</strong> cattle will be made available to members in the location. Members will be given loans before the<br />

summer season. Members have to procure good quality animals. Veterinary support services will be provided by the veterinary hospitals<br />

and in animal husbandry camps. Accordingly members will be selected by the criteria fixed by the group. Breeds suitable for the area will<br />

be brought.<br />

Creation <strong>of</strong> a Risk Fund<br />

The livestock development programme will set up a risk fund to take care <strong>of</strong> an accidental death <strong>of</strong> the animals. Members who avail<br />

<strong>of</strong> cattle loans will contribute some amount towards a risk fund. In the event <strong>of</strong> death <strong>of</strong> the animal during the loan repayment period,<br />

money pooled in the risk fund can be used to help the member repay the loan outstanding.<br />

Veterinary Services<br />

Veterinary services will be provided in the cluster villages. The cluster was chosen for the reason that most families in the area are<br />

landless or near-landless. They are highly dependent on small ruminants like cows, buffaloes and other cattle. Vaccination camps will be<br />

conducted time to time against chronic diseases in the larger animals. The location also will be provided with successful Artificial<br />

insemination (AI) services, relying on the supplies provided by the government veterinary hospital in Jasdan.<br />

The pregnant cow care programme was a concept borrowed from the Vasudhara Dairy, Valsad, <strong>Gujarat</strong>. This will be launched with<br />

the primary aim <strong>of</strong> demonstrating that the productivity <strong>of</strong> the local cows could be increased with appropriate feeding practices. Within this<br />

Detailed Project Report: <strong>IWMP</strong>-III 100

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