Veterinary Services Department
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Our Mission
To provide Excellent Animal Health Services in Veterinary Public health in tandem with One Health Global approach and food safety.
Our Vision
To strive for distinction in Animal Health Services delivery, prevention of Zoonotic disease and food safety to rise to such high level of Public Health in line with the best global practices.
Mission Statement
To promote best animal welfare through a science-based approach at per with international best practices and provide a better guaranteed food of animal origin, through improving necessary infrastructure, resources, capacities, and continuous education.
Operational Units of the department
To deliver our core mandate in providing quality animal health care services and prevent zoonotic diseases from spreading in accordance with international best practices. The department is divided into 6 core Units and subunits.
- ADMINISTRATION
- VETERINARY QUARANTINE
- VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH/ ANIMAL WELFARE
- ANIMAL HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
- MONITORING ENFORCEMENT & COMPLIANCE (MECU)
There are 6 Public Veterinary Clinics across the state and One referral Animal Hospital located at Johnson Agiri Complex Agege.
Currently the department inspects Meat at 18 Public abattoirs/slaughterhouses and 8 Private Abattoirs /slaughterhouse.
Our Staff Strength
Currently, the department has 50 staffs which is made up of 38 Veterinary Doctors and 12 Animal Health Technologist
Veterinary Services Department Functions
- Formulation and implementation of Government policies on Animal health and welfare.
- Registration and Regulation of Private Veterinary premises
- Regulation of wild animals and licensing zoos operation.
- Vaccination of Animals/Pets
- Diagnosis and Treatments of patients brought to the Clinics.
- Animal Grooming
- Meat inspection
- Training of butchers in modern arts of butchery.
- Quarantine Services
- Boarding of Animals
- Laboratory services
- Regulation and Licensing abattoirs/slaughterhouses/Meat shops and Cold operation/Hatchery
- Revenue generation through issuance of license, certificate of fitness for animal slaughter and exportation of Animal by products.
- Laboratory services
- Laboratory services
Revenue Base
- Treatment of Animals
- Farm Licensing
- Abattoirs/Slaughterhouses Licensing
- Meat inspection
- Health certificate for exporting