Poultry diseases: ‘There’s need for modern diagnosis tools, prevention and treatment’

FAISALABAD: Diseases incurred substantial financial losses worth Rs 300 million to Pakistan’s poultry sector through reduced productivity, and mortality that can be overcome by propagating the modern diagnosis techniques, treatment and prevention methods.

It was echoed at 4th two-day national training course on diagnosis of poultry diseases through modern diagnostic techniques meant for veterinarians organized by Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad and World Veterinary Poultry Association ( WVPA- Pakistan Branch).

Presiding over the inaugural session, UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Zulfiqar Ali said that after the textile, the poultry has emerged second largest industry of the country, enabling the population to meet the nutritional needs.

He stressed upon the need for modern diagnosis tools, prevention and treatment to address the issue. He also said that we also have to work on such feed for the poultry that is helpful in strengthening the defense system against different diseases.

He also called for cementing academia-industry linkages to get advancement in the poultry industry.

Dean Faculty of Veterinary Science Dr Shahid Mehmood said that in the past for the poultry disease treatment, there was hit and treat methods. Now we have to shift towards precise diagnoses. He urged the veterinarian to get benefit from the precise diagnosis that will further flourish the sector.

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