LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH

FARM FOR KUNDhI BUFFALOES ROHRI

BRIEFING OF THE FARM

 INTeRODUCTION OF THE FARM

Livestock Development and Research Farm for

Kundhi Buffaloes Rohri is the most active and viable
part of the Animal Husbandry Department Sindh and was
established in 1963 by the defunct West Pakistan
Agriculture Development Corporation, 919.39 acres of
land were leased out by the Colonization Department on
various terms and conditions for the development and
improvement of Kundhi Breed with the objectives to
identify superior buffaloes for the production of quality
breeding bulls.

On the dissolution of Agriculture Development

Corporation in April 1972, the administrative control of
Kundhi Buffaloes Farm was transferred to the Animal
Husbandry Department Sindh with the same
objectives. The farm was transferred to Sindh Milk
Board on 1st January 1975 and again transferred back to
Animal Husbandry Department on 01-07-1976.
 OBJECTIVES / FUNCTIONS OF KBF ROHRI

The Government Livestock Development &

Research Farm for Kundhi Buffaloes, Rohri was
established by keeping in view the following objectives.

 To carry out the experiments on the various aspects of the

Kundhi Buffalo breed in its original characters.
 To act as demonstration stations for disseminating the
results of experiments to the farmers for improvement of
their livestock.
 To maintain the purity of Kundhi buffalo breed.
 Supply the breeding bulls to the farmers as well as the
veterinary hospitals and dispensaries to improve the
genetic potential of their livestock through natural
services.
 Development and improvement of Kundhi breed with the
objectives to identify superior buffaloes for the production
of quality breeding bulls.
STAFF POSITION at kundhi Buffaloes
farm Rohri
S.NO NAME OF POST GRADE SANCTIONED NO. OF NO. OF
POSTS POSTS POSTS
FILLED VACANT
01 ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR 19 01 ------- 01
02 SUPERINTENDENT 18 01 01 -------
03 AGRICULTURE OFFICER 17 01 ------- 01
04 VETERINARY OFFICER 17 01 01 -------
05 OFFICE ASSISTANT 16 01 01 -------
06 ACCOUNTANT CUM 08 01 01 -------
CASHIER
07 JUNIOR CLERK 11 01 01 -------
08 STOCK ASSISTANT 11 01 01 -------
09 FIELD ASSISTANT 09 01 01 -------
10 MILK RECORDER 05 01 01 -------
11 DRIVER 05 01 01 -------
12 TRACTOR DRIVER 05 04 04 -------
13 MUCCADUM 05 02 02 -------
14 MECHANIC 03 01 01 -------
15 ASSISTANT STORE 05 01 01 -------
KEEPER
16 FARM GUARD 01 04 04 -------
17 CULTIVATION JAMADAR 01 03 03 -------
18 GRASS CUTTER 01 05 04 01
19 GRAZIER 01 04 04 -------
20 TUBEWELL ATTENDENT 01 03 03 --------
21 DAIRY ATTENDENT 01 02 02 --------
22 BLACK SMITH 01 01 01 --------
23 CARPENTER 01 01 01 --------
24 GAWALA 01 03 03 --------
25 FIELD WORKER 01 01 01 --------
26 BELDAR 01 08 08 --------
27 CHOWKIDAR 01 03 02 01
28 NAIB QASID 01 01 01 --------
29 SWEEPER 01 02 01 01
 TOTAL 60 55 05

CHARACTERS DESCRIPTION OF KUNDHI

BUFFALO BREED

CHARACTERS DESCRIPTION
 Breed type Milk
 Home tract Both banks of
river Indus including
Badin and Thatta
 Colour Dark black
 Average body weight Male: 500-575 (Kg)
Female: 350-400 (Kg)
 Average puberty age 24-36 months
 Average lactation period 305-322 days
 Average milk yield 2800-4400
liters/lactation
 Average dry period 90-120 days
 Calving interval 592 days
 Weaning age 4-9 months
 Livestock/Dairy Section

PRESENT LIVESTOCK STRENGTH AT KBF ROHRI

 Buffaloes 44
 Female young stock 39
 Male young stock 33
 Male sucklers 15
 Female sucklers 16
 Stud bulls 03
 Bullocks 02

 TOTAL 152

PRESENT KOOKA SHEEP STRENGTH AT KBF ROHRI

 Sheep / Ewes 35
 Rams 09
 Female sucklers 02
 Male sucklers 02

 TOTAL 48

Agriculture Section

LAND POSITION AT KUNDHI BUFFALOES FARM ROHRI

 (A) Deh Mari 394-03 (Acres)
 (B) Deh Jhangro 425-36 (Acres)
TOTAL LAND OF FARM 819-39 (Acres)

 Transfer to BIC 25-00 (Acres)

 Transfer to Kooka sheep 67-00 (Acres)
 Transfer to Benazir basti 30-00 (Acres)
 Encroachment 34-00 (Acres)
TOTAL REMAINING AREA 663-39 (Acres)

Total remaining area of the farm is 663-39 (Acres), from which:

 Developed area 298-00 (Acres)
 Un developed area 285-39 (Acres)
 Area under road 50-00 (Acres)
 Area under canal 08-00 (Acres)
 Residential colony 08-00 (Acres)
 Area under non residents 14-00 (Acres)

Crop position and future crop

cultivation plan

CASH CROP
 Cotton (Tenant) 21 (Acres)
 Sugar cane (Tenant) 04 (Acres)
 Vegetable (Lady Finger) 01 (Acre)

FODDER CROP
 Sorghum (Juwar) 12 (Acres)
 Maize (Tenant) 11 (Acres)
 Matt grass 01 (Acres)

FUTURE CULTIVATION PLAN

 Maize 10 (Acres)
 Berseem 20 (Acres)
 Peas (Matar) 10 (Acres)
 Water position at the farm
NAME OF MINOR NO OF WATER IRRIGATED DISCHARGE IN
COURSES AREA (Acres) CUSECS

ROHRI FOREST MINOR 09 – L 268 .00 1 – 12

ROHRI FOREST MINOR 10 – L 281 .00 1 – 17

ROHRI FOREST MINOR 13 – L 150 .00 1 – 75

SANGI MINOR 07 – L 120 .00 0 – 60

TOTAL AREA IRRIGATED 819 (Acres)

LIST OF AGRICULTURE MECHANIRY & IMPLEMENTS

AVAILABLE WITH PRESENT CONDITION
S.NO NAME QTY CONDITION

WORKING REPAIRABLE CONDAM

01 TRACTOR BALARS 05 02 -------- 03

02 TRACTOR IMT 04 -------- -------- 04

03 TRACTOR ZUDRUGAR 02 -------- -------- 02

04 JEEP WILLIES GS 4124 01 -------- -------- 01

05 PICKUP JDA GS 5045 01 -------- -------- 01

06 SUZUKI JEEP 01 -------- -------- 01

07 PICKUP TOYOTA 01 -------- 01 ------

08 THRASHAR 02 -------- -------- 02

09 DIESAL ENGINE 01 -------- ------- 01

10 BLADE FRONT 02 02 ------- -------

11 LAND LEVALLAR 01 -------- 01 -------

12 M.B PLOUGH 5TIMES 01 01 ------- -------

 13 DRILL MACHINE COTTON 01 ------ -------- 01

14 TUBEWELL 03 03 -------- -------

15 DIESAL PLOUGH 02 01 ------- 01

16 GAUBLE HEROW 01 01 -------- -------

17 CULTIVATOR 02 01 ------- 01

18 BLADE LEVELING 01 ------ ------- 01

19 RAJAR 01 01 ------ --------

20 POTOHAR JEEP GS 2270 01 01 ------- --------

UP TO DATE INCOME 2018-19

INCOME OF MILK RS 140000/-

AUCTION OF WHEAT RS 507460/-

SOLD THREE SHEEP RS 45000/-

TOTAL RS 692460/-

BUDGET POSITION 2018-19

COST OF OTHER STORE RS 6288000/-

Farm land in the record of Rights (Form VII)

 The land of Livestock Development and Research Farm

for Kundhi Buffaloes Rohri is actually the property of
forest department and it is owned by livestock and
fisheries department, Government of Sindh on lease basis.
 Due to not paying the remaining amount/dues of the leased
land, there is no entry of the land in the record of rights
(Form VII).

Bottle necks
 The land of Kundhi buffaloes farm fall in between the
national highway and Indus river protective bund, during
rains the area is badly hit by the rain and river water and
there is no any drain out for this water to be drained. This
problem further increased the seepage water.
 As such the area is converted in to water logging portion,
the result is minimum one crop season is missed, there by
effecting the revenue returns.
 Machinery required for the livestock farm i.e. paddy/
wheat thrashers, which are now being arranged on rent
basis. So, it is not economical.
 Reconstruction or rebuilding of veterinary officer office,
stock assistant room, concentrate ration storage room,
milk record room, medicine room etc.
 Thought-provoking of fresh and clean water availability
for the animals due to electricity issue/short fall.
 Lacking computer and printer facility, Postmortem kit
which includes all the necessary instruments (i.e. scissors,
knife, scalpel, artery forceps, tooth forceps, blades etc.),
Sample collection apparatus and preservatives (i.e. sample
bottles, bijou bottles, ice box, vacutainers and formalin
etc.) and Instruments/tools/ apparatus/ i.e. burdizo
castrator, permanent Z tag marker, drenching guns etc. are
highly required at the farm.

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE FARM

 As it is evident form the land position that more than 47%
of the farmland is undeveloped and consequently un-
cultivated and require immediate bulldozing and leveling.
To develop this land it is proposed that the development
work may be scheduled in such a way that 100 acres land
should be bulldozed each year.
 The efforts should be made to organize the cemented
water courses at the farm.
 At this farm, canal water supply is non perennial. At
present there is shortages of irrigation water in both
seasons, three tube wells are in working condition. So two
more tube wells are required to fulfil the shortage problem
of the water.
 The condemn agriculture machinery & vehicles may be
disposed-off & new machinery Should be provided.
 Old age & off type animals may be auctioned and new
pure Kundhi buffaloes Should be provided.
 A new water course may be sectioned for Deh Mari.
 Two new weighing machines may be provided to record
the live weight of livestock animals.
 The budget provided for purchase of concentrate ration,
seed and fertilizers is not sufficient.
 Boundary wall around the whole farm. New sheds should
be constructed & all the old sheds need to be repaired.
 Dropped the income target because this is a Research
institute.