‘ANIMAL HEALTH PRODUCT’ means and includes any substance or mixture of substances intend for preventing, destroying or controlling any disease in animals, or help in the general health and productivity improvement of the animal or farm. It shall also refer to nutritional substances which improves the performance, feed utilization, and general condition improvement of farm and companion animals.

Objectives of AHCAB:

1. To form an association of the companies involved in local manufacturing and import of veterinary medicine and nutritional products and services.

2. To represent the industry in following regulatory bodies
                a) Department of Livestock Services
                b) Department of Fisheries
                c) Drug Administration
                d) National Board of Revenue
                e) Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry

3. To keep and maintain updated data, information of the industry and make them available amongst the members’ decision-making bodies and to the poultry, dairy and aquaculture industries.

4. To establish a data bank on (Products trends and markets).

5. To build consensus amongst the members of the association for improvement on the quality of products both for local and imported.

6. Get membership and maintain liaison with overseas allied bodies to exchange views and ideas and share information, knowledge and skills.

7. To work for the improvement of poultry, dairy and aquaculture farming, provide technical support; participate in training, research and development.

8. Support Government Policy in creation of job opportunities for unemployed youth, women force and rural development.

9. Assist farmers in production of eggs, meat, broiler, fish and shrimps free of hazardous chemicals and harmful drugs.

10. Patronize health, safety and environmental issues for both human and animals.