TheDairySite Latest News: Pakistan
29 December 2016
Govt Issues Notice to Major Companies for MilkPAKISTAN - The government on Wednesday issued a notice to almost all major providers of pasteurised milk, asking them to explain reports which show that their products are unfit for human consumption....
28 December 2016
Commission to Inspect Milk, Water CompaniesPAKISTAN - The Supreme Court yesterday formed a local commission to inspect different milk and water companies with directions to Punjab Food Authority to ensure completion of reports on samples taken from the local companies....
22 December 2016
Cattle Markets in Kashmore District Lacking Basic FacilitiesPAKISTAN - here is a great dearth of basic facilities in the two big cattle markets of Kashmore district. Basic necessities such as water, grass, shelter, sanitation and also security are mostly missing in the markets situated in Kandhkot and Tangwani...
05 June 2015
Pakistan Dairy Industry Threatened by Indian Powder ImportsPAKISTAN - Pakistan is becoming increasingly reliant on Indian milk powder imports at the expense of its own dairy farmers. ...
30 July 2014
Pakistan Allows Import of Live AnimalsPAKISTAN - The Government of Pakistan approved a proposal lifting the ban on the import of live animals from countries on 4 July 2014....
15 March 2013
Diphtheria Outbreak Kills Calves in RawalpandiPAKISTAN– Ten calves in the Muslim colony of Gwalmandi, Rawalpindi have died after a diphtheria outbreak has been confirmed by Dr Saqib Zafar, District Livestock Officer....
06 August 2012
PHC Maintains Ban on Export of Cattle & PoultryPAKISTAN - The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday, 2 August, declared that a ban on exports and smuggling of cattle and poultry to Afghanistan would continue till the end of Ramazan. ...
31 July 2012
Plan Finalised to Stop Cattle, Poultry SmugglingPAKISTAN - In compliance with the verdict of Peshawar High Court (PHC), the City District Administrative has devised a comprehensive strategy for carrying out crackdown against smuggling of cattle and poultry products to neighbouring Afghanistan. ...
28 November 2011
Modern Dairy & Poultry Farms To Be Set UpPAKISTAN - Provincial Minister for Livestock, Dairy Development and Cooperatives, Hidayatullah Khan on Sunday said the government accords high priority to livestock and poultry sectors in Khyber Pakthunkhwa and focus is being made for establishment of...
14 November 2011
Farmers Advised To Adopt Global Gap PrinciplesPAKISTAN - Farmers should adopt principles of global gap to improve their produce according to international standards. ...
03 October 2011
Flood Kills 150,000 Cattle PAKISTAN - More than 150,000 cattle have died in Pakistan as a result of the recent flooding, which, just 12 months after the last massive flooding in the country, has washed away fodder resources and helped spread water-borne and other infectious diseases...
22 August 2011
Support For New Poultry, Dairy, Fish & Meat ProjectsSINDH, PAKISTAN - The Sindh Enterprises Development Fund has approved 14 investment proposals for processing a wide range of agricultural produce, dairy and poultry farming. ...
31 May 2011
Dairy And Meat Processing Zone For SindhPAKISTAN - The government in Sindh province in Pakistan had put forward plans for a dairy village and meat-processing zone in Bhambhore. ...
04 April 2011
Dairy Farmers Defer Milk Price Hike PAKISTAN - The President of the Karachi Dairy Farmers Association, Haji Akhtar Gujjar, has asked dairy wholesalers and retailers to sell milk at Rs55 and Rs60 respectively and not to implement the increase announced on Thursday, reports The News....
19 January 2011
Livestock, Dairy Exhibition To Be Held In KarachiPAKISTAN - Sindh Board of Investment (SBI) is organising an exhibition on livestock, dairy, fisheries and poultry on 7 and 8 February 2011 at Expo Centre Karachi. ...
25 October 2010
Vigilence Required To Prevent Disease OutbreaksPAKISTAN - Cattle being brought to cities for sacrifice on Eidul Azha are carriers of viruses and bacteria, which can result in outbreaks of various infections particularly the deadly Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), experts have warned....
27 September 2010
US Donates $16 Million To FAO For Pakistan FarmersPAKISTAN - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is to provide FAO with $16 million to support wheat planting, prevent further livestock losses and de-silt irrigation systems in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, one of the provinces...
31 August 2010
International Workshop On Dairy SciencePAKISTAN - An international workshop on dairy science will be held in Peshawar, Pakistan on 18th-20th October. The workshop will look at developing a hub of dairy enterprises in three flood affected regions of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province through partnership...
20 August 2010
Livestock Dead Or In DangerPAKISTAN - Millions of livestock have been affected by the floods in Pakistan and are badly in need of food and medicine, said the FAO. ...
13 August 2010
Agriculture Faces Huge LossesPAKISTAN - The farming and livestock sectors are suffering colossal losses as the result of the severe flooding. ...
27 August 2009
Poverty Reduction Through Livestock DevelopmentPAKISTAN - To bring social and economic transformation of rural Pakistan by empowering millions of small livestock holders, the government has initiated ‘poverty reduction through small holders livestock and daily development’....
04 December 2008
Violence in Pakistan Disrupts Milk TradePAKISTAN - recent wave of ethnic violence in Karachi has affected milk supply to several areas given that suppliers are reluctant to enter there, which has disturbed the milk business....
04 August 2008
New Diagnostic Services AnnouncedPAKISTAN - The government is to spend 132 million rupees (PKR) to set up new disease diagnostic laboratories in Punjab to provide modern veterinary support services to livestock farmers....
27 May 2008
Pakistan Milk Prices up Veal ProductionPAKISTAN - Milk prices in Pakistan have begun to rapidly increase the production rate of veal....
05 February 2008
Pakistan Government to Develop 1,000 Model Dairy FarmsPAKISTAN - Secretary Ministry of Industries, Production and Special Initiatives (MOIP&SI) Shahab Khawaja on Monday visited model dairy farms and a biogas tank in District Chakwal developed by Pakistan Dairy Development Company (PDDC). ...
24 January 2008
Pakistan EPA Says Poisoned Fodder Caused Mass DeathPAKISTAN - The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has, in its preliminary investigation, confirmed that a whole farm of cows, died on November 11 because of poisoned fodder, an EPA official told Daily Times on Wednesday. ...
23 January 2008
Aflatoxins Fatal for Dairy CowsPAKISTAN - The high feed costs made dairy farmers in Pakistan use old bread in the cattle diets. However, mycotoxins in this bread have caused a catastrophe, when 493 animals died in Karachi’s Landhi Cattle Colony in November last year. More than 1,200...
04 December 2007
Researchers Collaborate on Tick ResearchPAKISTAN — Researchers from the University of Rhode Island’s Center for Vector-Borne Disease are teaming with colleagues from Pakistan to help the south Asian nation address its growing tick problem....
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