It all starts with an egg
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) observes Egg Day.
LAHORE:
The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), on Friday, observed Egg Day at its Ravi Campus. The UVAS Poultry Production Department organised egg eating, quiz and cooking competitions. Posters touting qualities of eggs and poultry farm models were on display.
Students from the Mustafa Public School, Punjab Allied School, Educators Sir Syed campus and Paragon School, Pattoki, participated in the activities.
Prof Dr Muhammad Nawaz, the UVAS vice chancellor (VC), said that many Pakistani’s have 10 per cent below normal protein intake. He said that Egg Day was important as it promoted the nutritional benefits as well as highlighted the affordability of eggs.
Dr Nawaz said that eggs were the cheapest source of vitamins and minerals. Quoting a World Health Organisation report, he said, that as the world’s population rises from 6.8 billion this year to 9.2 billion in 2050, there would be a lot of pressure on the agriculture sector to meet the needs of a growing population. Dr Nawaz said that the demand for food, specifically proteins, would rise. He said that eggs can be used to help fight hunger, malnutrition and starvation. The VC said, “Egg yolks are an excellent source of choline, an essential nutrient that contributes to fetal brain development and helps prevent birth defects, eye diseases and heart attacks.”
Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) chairman (North Zone) Abdul Haye Mehta, Animal Productions and Technology Department dean, Prof Talat Naseer Pasha, Poultry Production Department chairman Prof Dr Akram and UVAS registrar, Dr Kamran Ashraf, too spoke on the occasion. Mehta said that parents, children, educators and athletic adults needed to recognise the important part eggs play in a healthy diet He said that Pakistan’s per capita consumption of eggs was 60 a year while in developed countries it was 300 to 400 a year. He said that the poultry industry needs to improve the packing of eggs and that better marketing is needed to persuade consumers to eat eggs twice a day. Prof Nawaz and PPA chairman Mehta distributed cash prizes and gifts among the participants.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 9th, 2010.
The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), on Friday, observed Egg Day at its Ravi Campus. The UVAS Poultry Production Department organised egg eating, quiz and cooking competitions. Posters touting qualities of eggs and poultry farm models were on display.
Students from the Mustafa Public School, Punjab Allied School, Educators Sir Syed campus and Paragon School, Pattoki, participated in the activities.
Prof Dr Muhammad Nawaz, the UVAS vice chancellor (VC), said that many Pakistani’s have 10 per cent below normal protein intake. He said that Egg Day was important as it promoted the nutritional benefits as well as highlighted the affordability of eggs.
Dr Nawaz said that eggs were the cheapest source of vitamins and minerals. Quoting a World Health Organisation report, he said, that as the world’s population rises from 6.8 billion this year to 9.2 billion in 2050, there would be a lot of pressure on the agriculture sector to meet the needs of a growing population. Dr Nawaz said that the demand for food, specifically proteins, would rise. He said that eggs can be used to help fight hunger, malnutrition and starvation. The VC said, “Egg yolks are an excellent source of choline, an essential nutrient that contributes to fetal brain development and helps prevent birth defects, eye diseases and heart attacks.”
Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) chairman (North Zone) Abdul Haye Mehta, Animal Productions and Technology Department dean, Prof Talat Naseer Pasha, Poultry Production Department chairman Prof Dr Akram and UVAS registrar, Dr Kamran Ashraf, too spoke on the occasion. Mehta said that parents, children, educators and athletic adults needed to recognise the important part eggs play in a healthy diet He said that Pakistan’s per capita consumption of eggs was 60 a year while in developed countries it was 300 to 400 a year. He said that the poultry industry needs to improve the packing of eggs and that better marketing is needed to persuade consumers to eat eggs twice a day. Prof Nawaz and PPA chairman Mehta distributed cash prizes and gifts among the participants.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 9th, 2010.