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Call for setting up 'meat development authority
LAHORE (March 31 2004): Workshop on "Red Meat
Situation Analysis" on Tuesday proposed to the
government for the establishment of "Provincial
Meat Development Authority" to improve the quality
and identify the future development strategies to
meet local demand besides its export.
Announcing the recommendations of the workshop
chalked out by various working groups headed by
the leading experts, the Dean, Faculty of Animal
Production and Technology, University of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Professor Dr Talat
Naseer Pasha, on Tuesday said: "We have proposed
to the government that prices of red meat should
be based on grading and quality of carcass, and a
provincial meat development authority be
established to monitor the implementation of
decisions.
He said special focus has been laid on the
improvement in existing poor conditions of
slaughter houses in accordance with the health
department criteria, adding the demand for red
meat is increasing gradually in domestic and
international markets, which badly needs immediate
action plan to shape future strategies.
Other recommendations includes: Selection of
suitable strain for beef production in buffaloes,
up-gradation of non-descript cattle through
crossing with beef breeds, selection and promotion
of sheep and goats for mutton production, feeding
regimes for intensive feeding should be
investigated, proper supplementation under
subsistence production should be searched, mutton
production intensive feeding system be developed,
use of non-conventional feed resources, and
extension activities for its promotion, etc.
Courtesy Business Recorder |
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Pakissan.com; Advisory Point
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