Preface
Brief 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.
· In 1978-79 Livestock Research and Development Farm Surezai was
established. It has now been converted into a full Directorate of Livestock
Research and Development (DLR&D) and now five research stations in
Peshawar, D.I. Khan, Kohat, Dir (Lower) and Mansehra have been established to
provide different kind of services to livestock farmers.
·
Under the restructuring of Livestock
and Dairy Development Department, a Four Tier Formula was implemented in 2008.
As a result the Research Wing of the Department, consisting of Veterinary
Research Institute and Livestock Research & Development got Director
General (BS-20) apart from up-gradation of Director LRD to BS-20 and creation
of other BS-19 and BS-18 posts. The post of Director VRI, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar, being the senior most in hierarchy, was upgraded to DG. However the
Director LR&D was downgraded to BS-19 in 2010.
Role of Livestock
·
Play important role in our economy
·
Income, protein, employment, draft power and
fertilization
·
30-35m rural population attach to
this sector having 2-3 cattle/buffalo or 5-6 goat/sheep
·
Earning 30-40% income from livestock
production activities.
·
Livestock sector contributes 55% of
the agriculture and11.8% to National GDP
·
12.3% of total exports derived from
livestock
·
Turn over of the livestock sector in
2011-12 was Rs. 756 and 2012-13 was 776 billion with GR of 4.0%
Challenges
? Low
production and reproduction efficiency
? Epidemics
of infectious diseases
? Small-holders
production system
? Shortage
of feed resources
? Lack
of organize marketing system
? Inadequate
Institutional Infrastructure
? Outdated
regulatory framework