Talking to APP, he said that livestock growth was increasing with four per cent, agriculture growth rate was 3.5 per cent while the growth rate in poultry was satisfactorily at eight to 10 per cent, reports The Nation of Pakistan.

He said that if the bio-security measures were to be implemented on farms, the protection from diseases could be greatly enhanced.

According to the standard under biosecurity, farm to farm distance should be at least one kilometre and vans engaged for picking the flock should be under a prescribed protocol.

No biosecurity regulations exist in the country, he added.

However, the Vice Chancellor said that Punjab Government is preparing poultry production legislation, which will include biosecurity measures.

He added that the private sector had also contributed a lot in the livestock sector and set up state-of-the-art slaughterhouses.

He called for the setting up of laboratories to ensure the quality of food and feed of livestock. He said the government should make combine system to gauge the quality of food, feed as well as meat.