​The aim of the institute is to run fundamental and applicative researches to improve productivity. The infrastructure of laboratories has been improved and the facilities are open to use of researchers from universities and research institutes.

Training of researcher, organization of scientific meetings, congress, symposiums and panels and dissemination of research results to end users are included in the duties of Lalahan Livestock Central Research Institute.

In order to achieve this aim, Production and Enterprise, Breeding and Genetics, Animal Breeding, Feeds and Animal Nutrition, Biotechnology and Physiology, Programme and Project Evaluation, Grass and Pasture, Training and publication Departments had been established in the Institute.