Tag: Livestock

Govt to introduce animal health act to promote livestock sector

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the provincial government will introduce animal health act to promote the livestock sector in the...

PL&DD gears up for International Buffalo Congress

LAHORE: Punjab Livestock & Dairy Development Department (PL&DD) has planned to host the International Buffalo Congress (IBC) and National Livestock Show this February with an...

Zakat: The Islamic obligatory charity

LAHORE: Every year, especially during the month of Ramzan, Muslims in large numbers all over the world pay an obligatory charity called Zakat, the root...

Ostrich farming may help earn handsome returns

MULTAN: The Punjab government is providing assistance of Rs10,000 per ostrich with an aim to promote the protein-rich, low-fat meat and economic uplift of...

Sindh Assembly passes law to conduct animal ‘census’

KARACHI: Disappointed with the results of the human census conducted this year, the Sindh Assembly members have decided to enact a law to tabulate...

CM discusses promotion of bilateral relations with Netherlands ambassador

LAHORE: Ambassador of Netherlands Ardi Stoios-Braken called on Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday. During the meeting, different matters of mutual interest including promotion...

USAID and livestock department launch ‘livestock herd book’ in Punjab

LAHORE: The Punjab Livestock and Dairy Department and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Punjab Enabling Environment Project (PEEP) on Thursday launched the ‘livestock...

Virus endangers Punjab livestock, farmers distraught

LAHORE: According to reports from various parts of Punjab, livestock farmers are facing severe difficulties due to the spread of a virus which is affecting...

150 goats killed in trailer-truck collision

KHAIRPUR: One hundred fifty goats were killed and two people injured in a collision between a trailer and a truck on National Highway (NH) near...

Biodiversity threatened by climate change: experts

LAHORE: Climate change and conservation experts on Saturday said that Pakistan’s biodiversity and ecosystem were being severely affected by climate change. Long spells of hot...

Punjab to enhance share in international livestock trade

Punjab government has planned to enhance its share in international livestock trade and a series of steps are being taken to get the benefit...

Antibiotics may lead animals to spread salmonella: study

  Giving animals antibiotics may make them sicker and could lead some to spread even more salmonella than they would have otherwise, US researchers experimenting...

Health, Livestock Depts to rein in Crimean Congo fever

In view of the large scale movement of sacrificial animals prior to Eidul Adha, Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister on Health Khawaja Salman Rafique...

Malaysia eyes Pakistani livestock, food products

Pakistan and Malaysia have decided to further enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture with Malaysia agreeing to import more livestock, fish, rice,...

Floods affect 748,000 people, kill 51 in Balochistan

More then 748,000 people of 15 districts were affected, 682 villages were completely destroyed while 5,000 livestock were swept away in the recent flood...

Livestockcontributes 11.6 percent to GDP

Livestock sector has contributed approximately 55.1 per cent to the agriculture value added and 11.6 per cent to national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during...

All hat, no cattle?

To bring about a revolutionary change in the livestock sector, the present government has already launched a programme to train 2000 young boys as...