It is responsible for the animal health aspect of livestock sub sector and has four divisions namely: Disease Control and Field Services, Laboratory Services, Tsetse Control, Veterinary Epidemiology and the Veterinary Public Health and Regulatory Services.
Disease Control and Field Services is responsible for control, prevention and treatment of livestock and poultry diseases; The Laboratory Services supports field services in disease control, prevention and treatment by rendering diagnostic services vaccine production and research services; Tsetse Control, Veterinary Epidemiology; and the Veterinary Public Health and Regulatory Services is responsible for policy enforcement and development of livestock, livestock products, quality of veterinary drugs, vaccines used in Ghana and issuance ofimport and export health certificates).