Tag: Livestock department

Livestock Department fails to prepare database to facilitate farmers

--Project costing Rs 178.291m to maintain record of animals, diseases faces delay --CNIC-based database of farmers to provide free service remains incomplete LAHORE: The Punjab Livestock and...

Ostrich meat shop inaugurated

LAHORE: Following Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development (PL&DD) Department’s decision to ensure the supply of ostrich meat at butcher shops across the province even on...

Ostrich farming on verge of collapse owing to govt’s negligence

--Wooed by PML-N govt, farmers suffer following expiration of first phase --Ostrich farming director hopeful for extension in project; blames ‘lack of funds’ for delay LAHORE: Once thriving...

Caretaker setup fails to devise strategy to tackle Congo virus threat

--Hundreds of thousands of sacrificial animals entering city ahead of Eid pose great threat to residents' health --Sources say caretakers least bothered about animals carrying Congo virus...

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...

Cattle for widows in Multan’s rural areas

MULTAN: The Livestock Department has decided to distribute 900 goats and sheep to widows in rural areas of Multan on Sunday, under poverty alleviation...