Dr Pasha said that livestock growth was not satisfactory a decade ago. When the university was established, the government as well as investors paid due attention with the association of university’s academia, reports the The Nation of Pakistan.

It brought about a revolution in poultry and dairy sectors. Farmer also have to realize the importance of the livestock sector, he added.

Ten years ago the share of livestock in agriculture GDP was 39 per cent which has now risen to 55.1 per cent, according to Dr Pasha.

The vice chancellor told The Nation that the private sector had also contributed a lot to the livestock sector and set up modern slaughter houses.

However, the vice chancellor called for setting up joint laboratories to ensure the quality of food and feed of livestock. He said the government should evolve a joint system to gauge the quality of food and feed as well as meat.