HORSE

HORSE
BREEDING
BREEDING
FARM,
FARM,
JUNAGADH
JUNAGADH

Department of Animal Husbandry,

Gujarat State
OFFICE OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF A.H.
I.C.D.P.
C/O . HORSE BREEDING FARM,
PADDOCK, MAJEWADI GATE,
JUNAGADH-362 001
PHONE- 0285 2650 830

Administrative and Controlling Office of this

Farm
 HISTORY OF FARM
1. This is very old historical farm.
2. This farm established by His Hines of
Junagadh Navab Haheb before 108 years.
3. The old name was “Saurashtra
Kathiyawadi Horse Paddock, Junagadh”
4. This farm is under state Dept. of A.H.
since 1960.
 AIMS OF FARM
To breed and increase the nos. of Kathiawadi horses.
To preserve Kathiawadi horse breed, that is declared as
“Threatened breed of equine” by GOI
To provide natural services to mares of private owners on
nominal fees of Rs.400/-
To rear and supply breeding stallions at various sub centers of
state.
To train field veterinarians for “Equine Management Training
“ for refreshment of knowledge.
To train Veterinary college internees student for practical
knowledge of horses.
To provide technical information to private horse owners,
visitors and students of various colleges, viz. B.R.S; B.Sc.
(zoology). etc.
INFRASTRUCTURE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS:

25 Acres Total land for grazing of animals

41 Horse Stables in 4 divisions.
1 Office building with 3 Rooms
2 wells and allied structure for water Supply.
2 Grass Storage godowns for 60 tones capacity
to store dry fodder
1 Exercise tract
1 Concentrate Storage room
2 Store rooms
Sr. Designation Sanctioned Filled No. of Vacant No. Remarks
No. No. of Post Post of Post
1 Veterinary Officer
1 1 0
2 Junior Clerk
2 1 1
3 Peon
1 1 0
4 Chokidar
1 1 0
5 Head Sayes
1 0 1
6 Sayes
11 4 7
7 Sweeper
1 1 0
8 Sathi
3 2 1
Toal
21 11 10

STAFF SET UP
 LIVE STOCKS STATUS

Total strength of animals is 59 including 57 (30

females and 27 males)Horses and 2 Bullocks
on15th JUNE, 2009.
11 stallions are at sub centers of various state
Veterinary Dispensaries.
FINANCIAL STATUS AND PROVISION

STATE GOVT.
Total annual provision in 2008-09
under State Govt. grant is Rs. 24.90
Lacks under non Plan sub head 2403
-106(2) for animal maintenance and
staff salary
FINANCIAL STATUS AND PROVISION

CENTRAL GOVT.:
GOI has declared Kathiawari horse breed as a
“Threatened breed of equine”.
To preserve and to maintain this breed GOI
has financed to Horse breeding farm, Juagadh/
Inaj for various components to preserve this
breed and development of infrastructure at
both farms.
Contd…..
CSS grants utilization
Sr Year Sanctioned Purpose/ description Expenditure and Work
.No. Grant in of works Status on Dt. 22/02/2009
Rs. Lacks
1 2002-03 11.50 Stable renovation - Completed renovation of
and water supply 10 stables at Junagadh
(7.00Lacks)
- Water supply at Inaj in
Progress. (4.5 lacks)
2 2007-08 36.81 1. Animals purchase 1. 12 (11 Females +1
and allied expenses male) animals purchased
(15.5 ) (15.5 lacks)
2.Construction/renov 2.Renovation of 4 stables
ation of stables work is completed (5.06)
( 5.06) 3 Civil work is completed
3.Est. of laboratory (5.00)
(5.00) 4. Bore/Water Pipe line
4. Bore well/pump. completed (2.50)
Etc.(2.5) 5. Feed/fodder etc.
5.Feed/fodder etc. purchase is completed
purchase (9.25) (9.25 lacks)
 Other Civil Works

 1) Renovation work of 22 Horse stables and 2 store

rooms is in progress by Building and Road dept. of
state under package grant of 20 lacks rupees.

 2) Renovation work of of 5 Horse stables is

sanctioned by Building and Road dept. of state.

 3) Renovation work of Class-IV residential quarters

-5 is in progress by Building and Road dept. of state.
 Features for strengthening and
development of Farm

1. Renovation of Compound wall is primary requirement for pasture

land. ( That was damaged due to heavy rain fall-2007)
2. Expansion of nos. of 41 horse stables to 55 horse stables with
Isolation, foaling pen and dispensary rooms. (To make average
strength of 50 horses on farm.)
3. Strengthening of Horse Disease Diagnosis laboratory with staff and
advanced diagnosis instruments/infrastructure. ( Civil Work is
Completed for Laboratory in 2009)
4. “Equine Management Training Institute” is to be established to
refresh/strengthen knowledge of field Veterinarians/veterinary
college Interneese/ Horse breeders/Horse riders of Home Dept. with
all infrastructures including training building, accommodation
facilities and staff set up.
Contd…..
5. Reconstruction/ Renovation of all Staff
residential quarters is also a need of farm to
provide residential facilities to staff.
6. Office building, roads, street lights, water
troughs and its allied infrastructures are
necessary for farm development.
7. Horse Exercise Unit, Weighing balance Unit
are also
basic requirement of farm.

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