The Department and its various entities deliver the following services:

Animal Production

  • Extend quality control services in favour of the Ruminant Animal Production

  • Promote the development of Dairy, Beef/ Meat

  • Develop and enforce standard operational guidelines/rules in ruminant animal production

  • Increase Ruminant animal production and productivity and eliminate the problem of malnutrition

  • Improve the economic and social condition of the poor, socially disadvantaged people, women and youth through improved ruminant animal production and livestock farming

  • Oversee the activities of the National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI)

 

Poultry and Pig Production Division

  • Ensure optimum utilization of the ecosystem for poultry and pig production with minimum damage

  • Extend quality control services in favor of the poultry and pig production

  • Develop and enforce standard operational guidelines/rules in poultry and pig production

  • Increase malnutrition poultry and pig production and productivity and eliminate the problem of

  • Improve the economic and social condition of the poor, socially disadvantaged people, women and youth through improved poultry and pig production and livestock farming

 

Animal Breeding and Conservation Division

  • Operate Breeding and Conservation Centres in the agro-ecological zones in the country

  • Oversee the improvement of the productivity and output of all livestock species in Nigeria

  • Extend quality control services in favor of animal breeding and conservation

  • Develop and enforce standard operational guidelines/rules in animal breeding and conservation

  • Increase animal breeding and conservation and productivity

  • Improve the economic and social condition of the poor, socially disadvantaged people, women and youth through improved animal breeding and conservation

  • Develop a competent breeding and genetics policy.

 

Animal Feeds and Feed Security Division

  • Assess raw materials and finished feeds in the feed industry

  • Manage quality control system for livestock feed and raw materials used in feed

  • Certify livestock premises, feeds and products

  • Regulate feed mills

  • Extend quality control services in favor of animal feeds and feed security

  • Develop and enforce standard operational guidelines/rules in animal feeds and feed security

  • Increase animal feeds production and feed security and eliminate the problem of malnutrition

  • Improve the economic and social condition of the poor, socially disadvantaged people women and youth through improved animal feeds production and feed security.

Grazing Reserves and Stock Routes Division

  • Render Pastoral Services, establishing grazing reserves and stock routes Development

  • Promote the development of pasture and livestock markets

  • Promote economic empowerment of pastoralists and other livestock farmer

  • Develop and enforce standard operational guidelines/rules in grazing reserves and stock routes

  • Increase grazing reserves development and eliminate the problem of malnutrition

  • Improve the economic and social condition of the poor, socially disadvantaged people women and youth through improved grazing reserves and stock routes

Planning And Coordination Unit

  • Formulate policies on Livestock Resources production and conservation

  • Supervise the development of manpower and vocational skills for all stakeholders in the animal production sub-sector

  • Initiate and maintain regular livestock census, databank and efficient Livestock Market Information System (MIS) for all species of animal production

  • Collaborate with National Agricultural Institutes (NARIs) on available improved animal production and feed technologies

  • Plan and coordinate all interventions (Government and Foreign) that affects Livestock sub-sector

  • Coordinate Monitoring and Evaluation of all activities in the Department