Veterinary Research Institute, Peshawar
History
Veterinary Research Institute was established in 1949 to undertake
essential research on livestock and poultry diseases, its diagnosis and
production of Veterinary Biologics and diagnostic agents. FOUR Veterinary
Research and Diagnostic Laboratories (VR&DL) at D.I. Khan, Swat, Mansehra
and Kohat were established during 1988-91 to extend research and diagnostic
facilities to the remote areas. At 2014 FMDRC VRI Peshawar was established to
control the crucial Foot & Mouth Disease of the animals.
Branches/Sections/Centers and their Activities
Veterinary Research Institute (VRI), Peshawar comprising
of THREE local Centers working in the premises of VRI Peshawar and FIVE
Regional Centers working at different districts of the province, detail of
which are the following;
Local
Centers at VRI Peshawar
1.
Center
of Microbiology & Biotechnology (CMB)
2.
Center
of Biological Production (CBP)
3.
Center
of Parasitology & Poultry (CPP)
Regional
Centers of VRI
1.
Veterinary
Research & Disease Investigation Center (VR&DIC), Abbottabad
2.
Veterinary
Research & Disease Investigation Center (VR&DIC), Swat
3.
Veterinary
Research & Disease Investigation Center (VR&DIC), Kohat
4.
Veterinary
Research & Disease Investigation Center (VR&DIC), D.I. Khan
5.
Veterinary
Research & Disease Investigation Center (VR&DIC), Tank
6.
Veterinary
Research & Disease Investigation Center (VR&DIC), Lakki Marwat
7.
Foot
& Mouth Disease Vaccine Center Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar.
DETAIL OF LOCAL
CENTERS AT VRI PESHAWAR
Center of Microbiology
& Biotechnology (CMB)
? The
Center mainly deals with the diagnosis and problem oriented research on
infectious and contagious diseases of livestock and poultry.
? Provides
diagnostic facilities for major zoonotic diseases (brucellosis and
tuberculosis). In addition, appropriate biotechnology tools are used for
investigation of animal health and reproduction problems.
Activities
·
Samples
processing for disease diagnosis and research.
·
Performing
Sensitivity test.
·
Testing
of milk Samples for Mastitis.
·
Tests
for animals Tuberculosis.
·
Examining
animals through ultrasonography.
·
Publishing
articles in Urdu for farmer’s awareness.
·
Delivering
Radio Talk.
·
Diagnosis
of brucellosis
both in animals and human beings.
·
Postmortem
of animals.
·
Giving
advisory services to Farmers.
·
Internship
to DVM students.
·
Publishing
Research Papers.
·
Organizing
Seminars/Trainings.
·
Supervises
the Developmental Projects.
·
Foot
and Mouth disease vaccine developing and Evaluation.
·
Optimization
of modern Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) facilities for diagnosis of
Brucellosis and Tuberculosis
Center of Biological
Production (CBP)
1.
Hemorrhagic Septicemia Vaccine
2.
Black Quarter Vaccine
3.
Enterotoxaemia cum lamb dysentery
4.
Anthrax Spore Vaccine
5.
Newcastle Disease Vaccine
6.
Foot & Mouth Disease Vaccine
Center of Parasitology & Poultry (CPP)
The
Centre Mainly Deals With the:-
1. Studies of Parasites, their hosts and their relation.
2. Diagnosis of parasitic diseases in livestock
3. Diagnosis of Parasitic infestation in poultry
4. Investigation of the prevailing and newly emerging diseases of poultry.
§ Examining Fecal samples.
§ Examining Blood smears.
§ Egg Production through by Poultry Breeding
§ Poultry Postmortem activities for disease diagnosis
§ Arranging Farmers trainings.
§ Conducting Veterinarian trainings.
§ Attending Outbreaks as per reports
§ Supervision and guidance of MSc (Hons) / M.Phil studies.
§ Conducting Veterinary Assistant trainings.