Lahore, February 09, 2023 (PPI-OT):The Secretary Livestock and Dairy Development Department Punjab (L and DD) Muhammad Masood Anwar paid a visit to the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore called on Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad on Thursday at City Campus.
Meanwhile Secretary Livestock chaired a meeting with Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad and discussed livestock disease related issues like prevention of lumpy skin, disease surveillance system, traceability and alternatives of poultry feed. He urged on the importance of modern technology like Nanotechnology for the treatment of livestock animals in the modern period. He praised UVAS quality of education and research especially its treatment and disease diagnosis facilities for the benefit of livestock farming community. He also lauded UVAS state of the art laboratories facilities for the imparting of practical work to students and maximum livestock farming community getting benefits from the labs of UVAS, he added.
Earlier, the Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad briefed the Secretary Livestock on UVAS history, campuses, labs, academic, research and development projects, national and international collaborations, industry linkages, UVAS flood relief campaign 2022, ongoing research projects etc. He also showed a UVAS video documentary to Secretary Livestock give an overview of UVAS research, development interventions and student strength along with national and international collaboration.
Later Secretary Livestock along with Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad visited various department of City Campus including Veterinary Academy, Department of Meat Science and Technology, Biosafety Level-3 Laboratory, Pet Center, Quality Operation Laboratory, Out Door Hospital and Sports Complex where all the heads of these departments briefed Secretary Livestock regarding the role and functioning of these departments for the help of community. While visiting UVAS City Campus, Secretary Livestock planted a sapling outside Rest House for the promotion of greenery.
A large number of senior faculty members of the UVAS including Dean Faculty of Biosciences Prof Dr Habib-ur-Rehman, Dean Faculty of Animal Production and Technology Prof Dr Saima, Principal Officer City Campus Prof Dr Kamran Ashraf and Livestock Department officials Additional Secretary Planning Khalid Mahmood Chauhdary, Additional Secretary Admin Muhammad Tanveer Majid, Additional Secretary Technical Dr Asif Suleman Sahi and UVAS talented students who recently passed North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) and researcher attended the meeting. At the end of the meeting VC Dr Nasim Ahmad presented a souvenir to Secretary Livestock.
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