Life sciences: Need for research on poultry diseases stressed

LAHORE: Pakistan could become a leading country in producing high quality of poultry meat besides increasing its revenue by developing halal food market, Dr Muhammad Nawaz, the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) vice chancellor, said on Thursday.

Dr Nawaz was addressing the certificate distribution ceremony of a week-long workshop on Advance Diagnostic and Control of Poultry Disease.

The workshop was organised with the help of the Poultry Research Institute (PRI), Rawalpindi and Livestock and Dairy Development Department across the province. Dr Nawaz lauded the efforts of the UVAS’s Diagnostic Laboratory (UDL) for organising a series of trainings to strengthen the field veterinarian.

He urged the trainees to become beneficial for farmers and remain in contact with professionals of UDL for the betterment of livestock sector. The trainees were trained in modern disease diagnostic techniques and quality testing to detect various emerging poultry diseases.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 18^th, 2011.