National Coordinated Small Ruminants 
Research Program
NARC

OBJECTIVE
The overall objective is to improve small ruminants' production through coordination of research endeavors in the country.

Specific Objectives

• A research based development program aimed at sustainable improvement of small ruminants production.

• To coordinate the small ruminant research and development program of the participating units to avoid research duplication.

• To arrange annual meeting/seminars of scientists and stockholders participating in the program to formulate the annual research plan to be followed by various coordinating units. This planning is based on rational needs of the sector.

Current Projects
1. National Coordinated Small Ruminants Research Program (Non- Development)

2. National Coordinated Research and Development Project for Improvement of Wool Quality (PSDP)

FACILITIES

• Sheds for conducting experiment / production potential trials on sheep and goats

• Wool Testing Laboratory, ASI, NARC

• Mechanical wool shearing facilities at NARC and at coordinating units

SALIENT ACHIEVEMENTS

• An average pre-weaning growth rate of 200 g/day was recorded in Balkhi lambs.

• Four annual meetings of the coordinating units have been conducted

• An analysis of about 2,000 wool samples of different sheep breeds has been completed for the parameters of clean wool yield, staple length, fiber diameter, medullation, bulkiness.

• Establishment of nucleus flocks and elite ram distribution of Lohi, Rambouillet, Kooka and Balochi sheep and Dera Din Panah, Kamori and Barbari goats at the respective coordinating units.

• Diagnostic survey of small ruminants in Sindh

• Shepherd' associations in NWFP

• Feeding trials on Poonchi sheep in AJ&K

• Introduction of mechanical wool shearing in the country

• Farmers training on grading of wool and sheep husbandry

VISION
To make the country self sufficient in mutton production and to improve the quality of wool for domestic as well for export purposes.

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