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The Department has been established in June, 2004 with the main objectives of education / Training of students to cater the needs of this sector through enhancing egg and meat production in the country. The Department also conducts problem oriented applied research by the students and faculty for the purpose of solving problems of the stakeholders. The department also has a close liaison with the Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) and leading poultry farmers, breeders, poultry feed millers and hatchery men and has formulated a Poultry Working Group in order to discuss problems faced by poultry industry and formulation of viable strategies.

Principal Equipment	Salient Facilities/Services
2 Incubators at Main Campus Incubator with setter at National Quail Research & Training Centre (NQRTC) Lahore. Rearing & breeding batteries at AT&RC	Hatching facilities Hatching Facilities for Quails Availability of day-old chicks Research Facilities on Quail Production available.

Research Publications

Khattak, F.M., T.N. Pasha and A. Mahmud (2005). Enzymes in Poultry: a review.JAPS. 16 (1-2): 2006.
A. Mahmud, T.N. Pasha and F.M. Khattak and Z. Ali (2005). Effect of early feed restriction on the performance of broiler. Pak. J. Biol. Sci. 9(6) 1178-1180.
A. Mahmud, A. Latif, I. Ahmad, M. Aleem, A. Mahmud (2005). Effect of osmotic pressure and pH on the short-term storage and fertility of broiler breeder sperm. Pak. Vet. J., 25(4): 179-182.

New Academic Department Program Planned

Initiation of BS (Hons.) and Ph.D. program in Poultry Production in the forthcoming semester.

Teaching

Department of Poultry Production is sharing three DVM courses at undergraduate level having 11 credit hours.
M.Phil
Department of Poultry Production is conducting M. Phil degree program and almost four courses are offered in each semester.
Veterinary Assistant
Department is also offering one course having two theory and one practical lecture in each week.
Short Courses
Department is offering many short courses, including Poultry farm management for different NGOs and private entrepreneur.

Extension Services

Besides teaching and research work, the department is also providing extension services in the form of technical advices to layer, broiler and breeder farmers, hatcheries, Poultry Processing plants and allied groups. A close liaison has been established between the department and different national and international groups of poultry industry which helps in identifying the real issues and problems of Poultry industry. The research findings based on problem oriented research is communicated to the stake holders through meetings and group discussions

Research Facilities

Poultry Experimental Shed at city campus
National Quail Research and Training Centre

Research Priorities

Revitalization of spent birds through induced molting.
Nutritional and Managemental practices to combat heat stress in commercial poultry birds.
Effect of different Storage Time, Temperature, Humidity, Turning and Pre-heating during holding period on hatchability of Broiler/Layer/Quail breeder eggs.
Evolving commercial and rural poultry strain suitable to local environmental conditions.