The Kerala Livestock Development Board Ltd. was established in the year 1976. The development of the livestock sector has proved to be very important, as it is the major livelihood of over a million households. Established with the sole aim of evolving a new breed of cattle suitable for the state, the KLDB has now come a long way bringing in new technology and prosperity to this sector. The several bull stations, semen banks, breeding centers for pigs, goat and cattle, progeny testing units, training centers and a number of other centers show the progress that it has made in its three decades of existence.