Welcome to the official website of the Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak!

This year marks the ninth year since our separation from the Department of Agriculture (DOA), following our establishment on January 25, 2017. Despite having only 288 staff members, the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) Sarawak continues to operate as a cohesive team, practicing our CERIA work culture (C – Cheerful, E – Empathy, R – Responsibility, I – Integrity, A – Accountability). Our mission and vision are aimed at transforming Sarawak's livestock industry into a competitive, sustainable, and advanced sector by the year 2030. Our core functions include developing and regulating the livestock industry, optimizing animal health, safeguarding veterinary public health, and enforcing the Veterinary Public Health Ordinance 1999.

In this regard, I call on all parties to seize this opportunity to work together as one team, strengthen communication chains, and address critical issues such as the eradication of diseases like African Swine Fever (ASF) and Rabies, while maintaining our foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)-free status without vaccination, as certified by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). We will continue to enhance inter-agency cooperation, especially through the application of the One Health concept to eradicate rabies via our Rabies in Borneo (RIB) platform, with the goal of being rabies-free by 2025.

Our goal is to increase the value of livestock production from RM4 billion in 2025 to RM6 billion and the export value to RM2 billion by 2030. This includes raising our cattle population to 60,000, achieving a Self-Sufficiency Rate (SSR) of 25% in beef by 2030, and increasing its contribution to the state's GDP. Our way forward involves facilitating private sector investment, especially in the ruminant, swine, poultry, and edible bird's nest sectors, which have export potential. We will continue to strengthen, expand, and reorganize the department to positively impact veterinary services and the livestock industry, in line with the state's aspiration to become a net food exporter by 2030.

With the Post-COVID-19 Development Strategy 2030, we need to double our efforts through various programs, initiatives, and projects, particularly the digitization of veterinary services through the Veterinary Information System (VIS) and online applications. This year, we will also introduce the "Sarawak Veterinary Registered Logo" to ensure that food safety is reinforced in the market for locally produced livestock products.

Finally, I extend my sincere thanks to everyone who has contributed to the advancement of the livestock industry in Sarawak. I hope the information provided is beneficial to stakeholders, clients, the public, pet owners, and livestock breeders.
 

"REPRODUCE MORE FOR PROGRESS"