![]() ![]() The farm has its own mechanical workshop headed by a Mechanical Engineer to look after tractors, farm machinery and other agricultural operations. The land possessed by different sectors/unit is given below: The remaining land is under building, sheds, roads and forest/bushes. A separate unit of “Seed Farm” consisting of 709 acres of land is engaged in production and propagation of quality seed of important fodder crops. In addition, good quality fodder seeds are also grown, multiplied and supplied to farmers. Since then, about 80% of the farm land had been permanently transferred or leased out to other institutions of Central and State Govt., tenants and political suffers leaving only an area of 7842 acres with the farm.Ībout 5443 acres of land at the farm is under cultivation being used to grow fodder crops and grains for feeding of livestock. But as the development activities picked up after the independence, new institutions were established at Hisar on the land belonging to Govt. A majority of this area was used as grazing land generally known as “Bir”. In the beginning, the farm had a huge area of about 40,000 acres and had the distinction of being the biggest farm in Asia for nearly one and half century. To keep in isolation sick, old and diseased animals in addition to those suffering from scheduled diseases such as Brucellosis, Tuberculosis etc. Holstein Friesian and their crosses (50% exotic) an ISO 9001:2000 certified Semen Bank with state-of-the-art technology.įlocks of Hisar Dale, Nali sheep and their crosses Beetal goats.Ĭaribro Vishal and Dhanraj (Broiler) birds to supply day-old chicks to rural poultry – breeders. Indigenious breeds of Hariana, Sahiwal and Tharparkar cattle, Kathiawari horses and French donkeys of Potou breed. The various species and breeds of animals being maintained at different units of the farm are as under:. are being kept in isolation at the Gosadan. Similarly, the old, sick and diseased animals in addition to those suffering from scheduled diseases such as Brucellosis and Tuberculosis etc. There are approximately 4899 animals belonging to different species such as cattle, buffaloes, horses, donkeys, sheep, goat and pig and breeds including Holstein Friesian, Exotic crosses, Hariana, Sahiwal, Tharparkar cows, Hisar Dale & Nali sheep, Beetal goat, Kathiawari horses, Potou donkeys and Large White Yorkshire pigs. The farm also produces and supplies quality seeds of major fodder crops to the farmers in the state to ensure better feeding vis-a-vis productivity of our world famous Murrah buffaloes and cows of well known Hariana and Sahiwal breeds. Livestock Farm, Hisar remains conservation, propagation and supply of Male Germplasm of high genetic value for fast genetic improvement of livestock and thereby increasing animal productivity. The re-organization of the farm was done during the 3rd five-year plan subdividing it in to different sectors/units each assigned a specific job. Over the period, its scope of activities was also widened to include breeding of other species such as Cattle, horses, sheep, goat, swine and buffaloes etc. Its name was also changed from time to time starting with the original name of “The Camel Stud” to Ordnance Cattle Farm” in 1854, Government Cattle farm in 1912 and to its present name “the Government Livestock Farm” in 1945. ![]() ![]() Livestock Farm dates back to 1809, when an enterprising Englishman, Major James Lumsdaine started a private Camel Stud for the supply of Camels to the Government and army in the area around Hisar which had got depopulated due to terrible famines generally called the ‘Chalisa Akal’. ![]()
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