Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) Chief Executive Officer Adrew T Maccabe along with University of Animal and Veterinary Sciences Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr Masood Rabbani visited the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) and called on Vice Chancellor Dr Zafar Iqbal Randhawa and disused strengthening of ties in veterinary sciences.
He said that AAVMC provided leadership for and promoting excellence in academic veterinary medicine to prepare the veterinary workforce with the scientific knowledge and skills required to meet societal needs through the protection of animal health, the relief of animal suffering, the conservation of animal resources, the promotion of public health, and the advancement of medical knowledge. He said that collaborated ties in veterinary sciences between the both countries would be further strengthened to flourish the sector.
Talking about vision, he said that in order to promote and protect the health and welfare of animals, people and the environment by generating new knowledge and preparing the high quality veterinary workforce needed to meet continually changing societal demands for veterinary expertise. He lauded the steps being taken on the part of the UAF in academia and research.
Dr Masood Rabbani said that there is a room for the improvement in the education sector for which we have to take the collected measures. He said that the strengthened ties between both countries would help address the issues facing the animal and human health. He viewed that the skilled manpower, quality education and research were prerequisite to alleviate the poverty from the country.
UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Zafar Iqbal Randhawa said that the university was enjoying excellent ties across the world and is running tens of the projects worth billions of rupees with the collaborations of the international donors. He said that there is a need to learn from the developed nations to fight the challenges and to uplift the agriculture and livestock sectors which contributes 20 percent to the Gross Domestic Product.
He said that UAF has revised its DVM courses in collaboration with University of California Davis. He said that the university has produced 90,000 students so and offering 165 degree programmes.
Dean Faculty of Veterinary Sciences UAF Dr Zafar Iqbal Qureshi said that Faculty of Veterinary Science has been playing a significant role in flourishing the livestock and poultry production in the country since 1962. The Faculty has so far trained 1,935 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) graduates, 1,375 MSc and 39 PhD's.