Gandhinagar, Sept. 10 -- With the objective of ensuring the prosperity of livestock farmers in the state, protecting livestock health and ensuring quality livestock feed, the 'Gujarat Livestock Feed, Poultry Feed and Mineral Mixture (Regulation of Production, Storage, Distribution, Sale and Quality Control) Bill-2026', introduced in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly by Animal Husbandry Minister Jitubhai Vaghani, was passed unanimously by the House.

According to the Gujarat Chief Minister's Office, this legislation has been enacted to safeguard the health of the state's extensive livestock population, comprising more than 106 lakh buffaloes, more than 96 lakh cows, as well as sheep, goats and poultry, and to increase milk productivity.

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