ANIMAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE

NARC, Islamabad

OBJECTIVES

• To conduct research of national importance in Animal Health and Animal Production.
• To manage and supervise research activities of the different programs.
• To develop linkages for collaborative research with other institutions within and outside the country.
• To organize national and international scientific meetings.
• To work with the farmers and transfer technologies to the end-users.
• To provide consultancy and advisory services to farmers/entrepreneurs and other agencies.

PRESENT PROJECTS / ACTIVITIES

Main research activities include bovine quantitative genetics of native livestock and crossbreeding; crypreservation of semen for field use, embryo transfer and in-vitro fertilization; efficient utilization of agro-industrial by-products; development of calf starter and early weaning diet using indigenous feed ingredients; improved diagnostic methods and vaccine production and epidemiology of major livestock diseases; improving quality of raw milk and indigenous methods of dairy product manufacturing. This institute also has a Feed Technology Unit that directly serves livestock farmers by providing quality livestock feed and multi-nutrient blocks on nominal profit basis. A Livestock Research Station housing 350 cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goats, and 4 poultry sheds supports research activities.

The Animal Sciences Institute (ASI) has the following research programmes:

ASI Programmes :

1. Animal Health Programme
2. Animal Nutrition Programme
3. Animal Reproduction Programme
4. Dairy Technology Programme
5. Livestock Research Station
6. Aquaculture & Fisheries Programme
7. Coordinated Programme on Small Ruminants Research ( Sheep & Wool)
8. Coordinated Programme on Animal Breeding & Genetics

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