Category Livestock Industry

Dairy Cattle Crossbreeding in Pothwar

Pakistan has a large cattle population (25.5 million in 2006). Although 10 known breeds of cattle exist in the country, majority of the cattle i.e. > 70 % are nondescript. Cattle have traditionally been used as the source of draught…

Artificial Feed for Trout Culture

The trout is a cold-water fish found and reared in the NWFP and Northern Areas (Gilgit, Skardu and Chitral) of Pakistan, where two species, Brown trout (Salmo trutta) and Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), though exotic in origin, have established themselves…

Freedom from Rinderpest for Pakistan

  Rinderpest (locally known as Mata) is an acute, highly contagious and fatal viral disease of bovines. For centuries, it remained the most dreaded bovine plague and was the cause of death of countless cattle and buffaloes. The disease is…

Improved Buffalo Semen Freezing

Artificial insemination (AI) is an important tool for genetic up-gradation of cows and buffaloes. Usual method for long term storage of bull semen is to add extenders/preservatives in freshly collected semen and store it in Liquid Nitrogen (at –196°C). This…