Department of Animal Production and Health
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Statistics

STATISTICS

1.Livestock Population 2006

Cattle

1,214,574

Buffalo

314,176

Goat 

395,325

Pigs 

91,977

Poultry 

13,116,940

Source: Dept. of Census & Statistics

2.Annual Production / Availability / Import and Export of Animal Products (2006)

Milk

 

Cow milk production 

164.9 million litres

Buffalo milk production

 31 .65 million litres

Total milk production

193 million litres

Milk Collection

 109 million litres



Meat Production

 

Chicken Meat 

  85,000 mt.

Mutton

  1600 mt.

Pork

 14,000 mt.

Beef 

 34,000 mt

Eggs

 1,243 million eggs

Exports

Chicken meat and products

25 mt.

Beef and products

10 mt

Pork

88 mt

Mutton

01 mt

Eggs (number)

695,001

Fish and Fish Products

2.6 mt

Prawn/Crab/Lobsters

5.8 mt

Animal By-Products

 

Bone Grist

144 mt

Dog Chew (Number)

1.8 million

Animal Hair

9 mt

Hides & Skin

61.6 mt

Annual Per capita Availability of Livestock Products

Milk

39.9 litres

Eggs

56

Poultry Meat

4.5 kg

Beef

1.4 kg

Mutton

36 grams

Pork

0.6 kg

 

Institutions/Units of Department of Animal Production and Health 

3.1National

Telephone No.

 Veterinary Research Institute, Gannoruwa, Peradeniya.

081 2388311 / 12
081 2387375 / 7477
081 2388539

Institute of Continuing Education, Gannoruwa, Peradeniya. 

081 2388037

School of Animal Husbandry, Karandagolla.

081 2423034

School of Animal Husbandry, Seeppukulama.

025 2266576

Veterinary Investigation Centres

Welisara           

011 2958213

Matara                                           

 041 2222676

Pannala                          

037 2246829

Polonnaruwa      

027 2222070

Jaffna

021 2222387

 Central Artificial Insemination Centre, Karandagolla. 

081 2421117
081 2422203

 Semen Production and Centre,Plonnaruwa

 Livestock Breeding Project, Polonnaruwa. 

027 2222070

 Central Poultry Research Station, Karandagolla.  

081 2422103

 Goat Breeding Farms 

 

 Thelahera  

060 2802619

 Imbulandanda.    

066 2220414

Animal quarantine office -

 

41, Morgan Road, Colombo 2.
BIA, Katunayake.

011 2448683
011 2253430

Laboratory Complex, Polgolla.
Foot and Mouth Disease Laboratory - Peradeniya
Library, Gannoruwa.

081 2494640
081 2386257
081 2387374

   

3.2. Provincial 
   3.2.1. Provincial Directors of Animal Production and Health 

Province    

Address

Tele 

Central           

Provincial Directors Office,
P.O. Box 29, Getambe,
Peradeniya.

081 2388216 

Western             

Provincial Directors Office,
Welisara,
Ragama.

011 2958474

Southern          

Provincial Directors Office,
Nupe,
Matara. 

041 2222477

North-Western 

Provincial Directors Office,
04, Wilgoda Road,
Kurunagala.

037 2223705

North-Central  

Provincial Directors Office,
Godage Mawatha,
Anuradhapura.

025 2235821

Sabaragamuwa   

Provincial Directors Office,
Dairy Training Centre,
Undugoda.

035 2278633

Uva 

Provincial Directors Office,
Welagedara Road,
Badulla.

055 2222698

North

Provincial Directors Office,
Trimcomalee.

026 2226954

 East Provincial Directors Office,
Trimcomalee.

026-2221008
     

3.2.2 . Training Centres

Centre

Address

Telephone No.

Animal Husbandry Training

 
Kekanadura

041 2264559

Animal Husbandry Training


Kotadeniyawa

033 2272214

Dairy Training Centre 


Undugoda

035 2278607

Animal Husbandry Training 


Wannigama

037 2260081

Animal Husbandry Training


Uppuveli

026 2222322

Animal Husbandry Training


Vavuniya

026 2222533

     

3.2.3. Semen Production Center

                                                            Thirunelveli               021 2222173

3.2.4. Veterinary Dispensaries and Livestock Service Centres

Province

District


No. of Divisional Secretary Areas


No. of Veterinary Dispensary and Liv. Service centres

Western 

Colombo

13

07                         

 

Gampaha      

13 

12 

 

Kalutara

16 

08

 

Total

42  

27

       

Central                

Kandy 

25

16

 

Matale

11  

08

 

Nuwara Eliya 

05  

09

 

Total  

41   

33

       

Southern             

Galle   

18

11

 

Hambantota 

12    

09                   

 

Matara    

17

06

 

Total   

47  

26

       

North Central 

Anuradhapura 

23 

23

 

Polonnaruwa

06

06

 

Total 

29 

29

       

North Western

Kurunegala 

30 

18

 

Puttalam 

16 

10

 

Total 

46

28

       

Northern 

Jaffna 

12 

11

 

Kilinochchi 

03

02

 

Mannar 

05

02

 

Mullaitivu 

05

03

 

Vavuniya 

04 

03

 

Total 

29 

21

       

Eastern 

Ampara 

20 

07

 

Batticaloa 

14 

04

 

Trincomalee 

11

07

 

Total 

41 

18

       

Uva 

Badulla 

15 

14

 

Moneragala 

10 

08

 

Total 

25 

22

       

Sabragamuwa

Ratnapura 

17 

10

 

Kegalle 

11 

10

 

Total 

28 

20

Island Total 

 

328 

226

 
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Importation of 1,500 Dairy Animals as the Initial Batch out of 15,000 stock of Dairy Animals
 
 
Department of Animal Production and Health