Veterinary Services

The Veterinary Services Division oversees national health, animal status and welfare through its various services offered island wide. The Division operates a Diagnostic Laboratory services for the protection of the livestock industry; it certifies the health of animals; it is involved in the import/export inspection of live animals, meats and meat products; and it offers artificial insemination services for cattle, pigs and goats. The Ministry has revamped the Artificial Insemination Service (AIS) with the acquisition of a Liquid Nitrogen Plant for the safe storage of semen.

Services Offered

Diagnostic Laboratory Services

Microbiology

Parasitology

Virology

Leptospirosis (testing)

Serology

Pathology

Meat Residues

Antibiotics

Pesticides

Health Certification

Live animals

Meat, Fish and products of fish

Meat Processing and Dairy Plants

Artificial Insemination for:

Bovine

Pigs

Goats

Inspection of Live Animals, Meat and Meat Products

Airports

Seaports

Development of systems for the utilization of locally produced services of energy and protein or non-ruminant

Use of rearing systems to improve animal productivity through reduced environmental stress and improved efficiency of fuel utilization.

Laboratory

Proximate analysis (feed and forage samples)