Odisha has a total of 13,05,773 hybrid cows and oxen, 1,03,15,499 country cattle, 7,26,306 buffalos, 65,13,087 goats, 15,81,129 numbers of sheep, 1,22,54,289 country hens and 76,36,249 broilers and layers, 2,20,405 domestic dogs, 523 donkeys, 3,397 horses, 835 camels, 215 elephants and 2,499 numbers of hare.
Fisheries and Animal Resources Minister Pradeep Maharathy furnished this data in the State Assembly recently in response to a question of BJP MlA Dilip Ray. Ray had wanted to know about the strength of State’s animal resources and the number of veterinaries operating for their treatment.
A total of 541 veterinaries are working in State to provide treatment to the above mentioned animals.
Out of 824 sanctioned Veterinary Doctor posts, only 688 are on the job. The doctor and animal and bird ration of the State is 1:49,559 animals and there is an average of 95 villages under a Veterinary Centre in the State, the Minister informed.