The University of Agriculture Faisalabad on Thursday arranged second national training course on diagnosis of poultry diseases through modern techniques meant for the capacity building of field veterinarians that will boost up their efficiency in the sector.

The event arranged by Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, UAF, and World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA) Pakistan Branch was chaired by UAF Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Asif Tanveer. Prof Dr Asif Tanveer said that the academia-industry linkages were essential to get advancement in the poultry industry. He said that after the textile, the poultry industry had emerged second largest industry in the country. Dean Faculty of Veterinary Sciences Prof Dr Zafar Iqbal said that hundreds of people were linked to the industry. He said that university was used to hold such event for the capacity building of the manpower as a trained manpower was a guarantee of bright future. He urged on-field farming community to identify the areas for their capacity building so that UAF will hold the trainings programs. WVPA Pakistan Branch President Dr Hanif Ch lauded the measures being taken on the part of UAF especially in the agriculture and livestock sector. He said WVPA is a global professional association for poultry veterinarians and other avian health professionals. He said that all out efforts being made to flourish the sector. Former Dean Veterinary Sciences Prof Dr Ahrar Ahmad said such trainings are prerequisite for the capacity building. He said that the livestock was contributing more than 50 percent to our agriculture sector. He said eggs must be made the essential part of our intake. Department Chairperson Dr Farzana Rizvi said the industrials should invest in research and development among the universities for a better Pakistan based on knowledge based economy. Dr Muhammad Kashif Saleemi said that they made all out efforts to address the issue of diagnosis of poultry diseases in the training workshop. He said 22 field veterinarians took part in the training.