Livestock &Development

1. Livestock &Development Dr. Kashif Asghar drkashifasghar@gmail.com

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

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

4. Impact of livestock sector on Pakistan economy • 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.

6. Global farming system

9. Veterinary Medicine • Veterinary medicineis 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.

10. Existing Veterinary Universities /Colleges in Pakistan

12. Black gold of Pakistan Nili Ravi Kundi

14. Cattle Red Sindhi Sahiwal

15. Cattle Dhanni Bhagnari

16. Cattle Rojhan Lohani

17. Cattle Tharparker Cholistani

18. Cattle Kankerj Dajjal