Various diseases are found in animals in Sindh; 90% of the country’s livestock is used for domestic rather than commercial purposes – Seminar
Tandojam, Sindh
The national and international experts have said that the Animal Breeding Improvement Program needs to be expanded to achieve better production and commercial results from milk and meat in the country.
They said that 90% of the country’s livestock is used for domestic rather than commercial purposes.
They expressed these views while addressing the three-day “International Symposium and Training Workshop on Caprine Reproduction, Management and Artificial Insemination”, held at Sindh Agriculture University in collaboration with Sindh Higher Education Commission and Livestock Department of Government of Sindh, on Wednesday.
Vice Chancellor, Sindh Agriculture University, Dr. Fateh Marri said that in order to make livestock beneficial in Sindh and to support the farmers, they are working with the livestock department on various research projects, especially on preserving indigenous species through Artificial Insemination technology.
He said that with the support of the Sindh government, they will establish an animal teaching hospital at University to provide facilities to livestock owners with house jobs for veterinary graduates.
Provincial Secretary of Livestock and Fisheries Department Dr. Hafeez Ahmed Siyal said that livestock contributes 63 percent share in total of the agricultural sector in the country’s GDP, yet the health and production of the country’s livestock is not satisfactory, while in collaboration with the university, the experts and graduates are being trained for the genetic improvement of the indigenous breeds of animals and for increasing the production of milk and meat.
Professor Dr. Gerhard Schuler, an expert from Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany, said that various diseases are found in animals in Sindh. It is good to know that SAU and its experts are seriously engaged in the fields of research and academic. He said we can solve the problems through transfer of new technology, joint research and capacity building programs.
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Dr. Mushtaq A. Memon, professor of Washington State University, USA, said that the Sindh goat has better productivity, but there is a need to improve the breed on a commercial basis, while the survival of better breeds possible through artificial insemination.
Professor of the Department of Animal Reproduction and host Dr. Prashotam Khatri and Dr. Muhammad Ismail Kumbhar and others also spoke.
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