Dr. Kashif Asghar 1

Total Marks:100  Sessional-I:15  Sessional-II:15  Final Exam:50  Practical Exam:10  Study tours:10 2

Livestock are domesticated animals raised in agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber, &labor. 3

 Agriculture sector contributes 23% to 25% of GDP of Pakistan of which 47% to 50% is shared by Livestock. It means livestock directly contributes ~13% of GDP.  Pakistan has tremendous potential in the field of dairy farming, dairy products, poultry, fisheries, food processing and drug development/testing etc.  Livestock sector employs 35 million people and produces almost $ 500 million products. 4

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 Veterinary medicine is the branch of science that deals with the application of medical, surgical, public health, dental, diagnostic, and therapeutic principles to non-human animals, including wildlife and domesticated animals (livestock, working animals and companion animals).  Veterinary science helps human health through the monitoring and control of zoonotic disease (infectious disease transmitted from non-human animals to humans) and veterinary scientists often collaborate with virologists, epidemiologists and biotechnologists etc. 9

No. Name of Veterinary University/CollegeProvincePVMC 1 University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS)PunjabRecognized 2 Vet School at University of Agriculture FaisalabadPunjabRecognized 3 College of Veterinary Sciences JhangPunjab - 4 Vet School at PMAS Arid Agriculture UniversityPunjab - 5 Vet School at Bahauddin Zakariya University, MultanPunjab - 6 Vet School at KPK Agricultural University PeshawarKPKProvisionally 7 Vet School at Gomal UniversityKPKProvisionally 8 Sindh Agricultural University of TandojamSindhProvisionally 9 Baqai Veterinary College, KarachiSindh - 10 Lasbella University of Agriculture & Marine SciencesBalochistan - Existing Veterinary Universities /Colleges in Pakistan 10

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Nili RaviKundi 12

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Cattle Red SindhiSahiwal 14

DhanniBhagnari Cattle 15

RojhanLohani Cattle 16

TharparkerCholistani Cattle 17

Kankerj Dajjal Cattle 18

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