Animal Service Department Director General Dr. Umesh Dahal Discusses Livestock Sector and Meat Inspection Act

Kathmandu. Livestock products including meat, milk, and eggs have a profound impact on Nepal's economy. The Department of Animal Services is responsible for the promotion, regulation, disease control, animal breeding, and genetic resource conservation of the animal, poultry, and fisheries sectors.

What changes have occurred in the working style of the Department of Animal Services after the country moved to a federal structure? What is the state of Nepal's animal product production? Why is the government now aggressively implementing the 'Slaughterhouse and Meat Inspection Act, 2055 BS', which has been shelved for the past 28 years? We conducted an interview focused on these contemporary and public health-related issues with the Director General of the Department of Animal Services, Dr. Umesh Dahal , for Ratopati's ' Economic Edit '. (The full video can be watched).