Government Livestock Farm, Hisar

Government Livestock Farm, Hisar
राजकीय पशुधन फार्म, हिसार
Former name
 The Camel Stud (from 1809 till 1854),
Ordnance Cattle Farm (till 1912),
Government Cattle Farm (till 1945),
Government Livestock Farm (since 1945)
Type Public
Established 1809
Founder Major James Lumsdaine
Parent institution
 Government of Haryana
Religious affiliation
 Secular
Budget INR
Location Hisar, Haryana, 131027, India
29°11′33″N 75°41′36″E / 29.1924°N 75.6933°E / 29.1924; 75.6933Coordinates: 29°11′33″N 75°41′36″E / 29.1924°N 75.6933°E / 29.1924; 75.6933
Campus Urban
Language English, Hindi
Area x acres
Nickname Major James Lumsdaine's Camel Stud
Affiliations ICAR
Website http://pashudhanharyana.gov.in/html/schemes_livestockfarm.htm

Government Livestock Farm, Hisar, Asia's largest livestock breeding, research and training institute,[1] is a public funded institute located at Hisar of Haryana state in India.[2][3]

History

After Hisar was depopulated in Chalisa famine (1783–84 CE), the farm was set up in 1809 by Major James Lumsdaine during British Raj as a private camel stud to supply camels to army and British East India Company took it over in 19011. Its original name The Camel Stud was changed to Ordnance Cattle Farm in 1854, Government Cattle Farm in 1912 and to The Government Livestock Farm in 1945 while other animals were included such as buffaloes, cattle, horses, sheep, goat and swine.[2]

In 2015, the Government of Haryana signed an MoU with Israel to set up the Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Hisar at Government Livestock Farm, Hisar.[4] Among others, the farm breeds Hariana breed and imported breeds for adoption to the local conditions.

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