Livestock sector could boost socio-economic development: Experts
By Tariq Chaudhry

RAWALPINDI—Pakistan's livestock sector can surely boost socio-economic development, if proper attention is given to purify it from viral diseases.
No national livestock policy has ever been formed that could match with the realities on ground, said President of Pakistan Livestock Research Scientists Association, Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Matiullah. He made these observations while addressing a seminar on the subject of "Livestock Policy, Its Implications and Latest Research" held here.
Dr. Hafiz Muhammad said latest homoeo research in livestock sector inspired national agricultural research institutions enoughto force the University of Animal Sciences, Lahore to start Ph.D. programme after awarding M.Sc. degrees in homoeo research.
He maintained Indian and European Union researchers had also acknowledged the efficacy of latest homoeo curative against viral diseases of livestock sector.
India is now placing orders with us for provision of homoeo medications, he added.
Dr. Hafiz said our policy makers, on the contrary, were not paying heed toward this major breakthrough as the English medicines were not curative of viral diseases of herds like Foot and Mouth Disease. These effective, cheap and side effects-free medicines should be included in national livestock policy, he added.
Speakers in their address asked the government to remove hurdle in the policy and take benefit from this latest research.
They were of the view that this research could enhance the productivity of livestock sector up to 100 percent within two years.
The seminar was organized by Pakistan Livestock Research Scientists Association.
Scientists, researchers and livestock experts from national agricultural institutions and private sector were present on the occasion.