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Introduction

The present Directorate of Poultry Production & Research Sindh, Karachi was

established as Poultry Research Institute in the year 1970-71, with the help of

UNDP/FAO and transferred in to non-development 1980-81 has completed the forty

three (43) years.

The main functions of this organization are Research, Training, Consultancy at free of

cost, Diseases Diagnosis, Feed Analysis, Development and Extension pertaining to

Poultry Production & Research. The five technical divisions of this Directorate are

fully capable of dealing with all matters pertaining to various disciplines of Poultry

Production & Research.

The approximately population of rural poultry in Sindh 14.879 million, Commercial

Broiler 23.719 million and Commercial Layer 8.786 million.

Aims & Objectives

To investigate the suitability of local feed stuff.

To investigate the diseases, feed deficiency, other health problems and solutions.

Design and test various equipments for poultry housing.

To investigate devises / method of incubation and hatching.

Compare the performance of local and exotic poultry breeds.

Maintain experimental flocks for demonstration of the management ethics.

Trainings for poultry farmers, students in various poultry fields.

Research on different aspects of poultry husbandry techniques to improve the

productivity.

To provide free consultancy to rural poultry farmers / commercial farmers.

To collect the samples throughout Sindh regarding pre-cautionary measures to avoid

any outbreak/ mishap.

To give advices to the farmers regarding Modern Poultry Farming.

To arrange the Mass Vaccination Programs throughout Sindh for Rural Poultry

against Newcastle Diseases.

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DIRECTORATE OF POULTRY PRODUCTION & RESEARCH SINDH

KARACHI AND ITS COMPONENTS (A) PP&R KARACHI (B)

POULTRY PRODUCTION SINDH PHASE-I HYDERABAD (C)

POULTRY PRODUCTION SINDH PHASE-II SUKKUR

(A) Poultry Production & Research Sindh Karachi

The Headquarter of Directorate of Poultry Production & Research Sindh Karachi is at Animal

Science Complex Singer Chowrangi K.I.A Karachi-74900. The following five (5) Technical

Division are also at PP&R Karachi.

Name Office with

Designation

Division /

Branch Contact No.

Dr. Tauseef Umer Farooqui

Director

Poultry Production & Research

Sindh Karachi

Sindh

Province

Phone No. 02135035942

Fax No. 02135035941

Mobile No. 0300-2232106

Email: stait56@gmail.com

PROJECT DIRECTOR POULTRY PRODUCTION SINDH PHASE-I

HYDERABAD REGION AND DEPUTY DIRECTORS UNDER

PROJECT DIRECTOR

Name of Officer with

Designation Whom District Contact No.

Dr. Khair Muhammad Khaskheli

Project Director

Poultry Production Sindh Phase-I

Hyderabad.

Hyderabad Region Phone No. 0229260068

Mobile No. 0332-2202364

Dr. Durdana Junaid Rao

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Hyderabad

Hyderabad District Mobile No. 0300-3057080

Dr. Salahuddin Shah

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Thatta

Thatta District Mobile No. 0300-9215477

Dr. Salahuddin Shah

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Badin

Badin District Mobile No. 0300-3014861

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Dr. Naeem

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Mirpurkhas

District Mirpurkhas Mobile No. 0300-3014861

Dr. Arshad Ali Kalhoro

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Shaheed

Benazir Abad

District Shaheed

Benazir Abad Mobile No. 0300-3237162

Dr. Kabeeruddin Shaikh

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Jamshoro

Jamshoro District Mobile No. 0333-2633577

Dr. Junaid Rao

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Matiari

District Matiari Mobile No. 0300-3057080

Dr. Abdul Rasheed Bhutto

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Karachi

District Karachi Mobile No. 0300-2087783

Dr. Khait Kumar

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Umerkot

District Umerkot Mobile No. 0303-3111135

Mobile No. 0345-6252781

Dr. Munwar Ali Rajput

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Sanghar

District Sanghar Mobile No. 0345-3730940

Dr. Khait Kumar

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Tharparkar

@Mithi

District Tharparkar

@Mithi Mobile No. 0303-3111135

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(C)

DEPUTY DIRECTOR POULTRY PRODUCTION SINDH PHASE-

IISUKKURREGION AND DEPUTY DIRECTORS UNDER DEPUTY

DIRECTOR

Name of Officer with

Designation Whom District Contact No.

Dr. Inayat Ali Otho

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Phase-II

Sukkur Region

Sukkur Region Mobile No. 0300-3119547

Mobile No. 0334-3296917

Dr. Shakeel Ahmed Bhutto

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Shikarpur

Shikarpur District Mobile No. 0306-3601146

Dr. Asadullah Shaikh

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Jacobabad

Jacobabad District Mobile No. 0300-3680708

Dr. Mukhtiar Ali Khokhar

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Larkana

Larkana District Mobile No. 0301-3483138

Dr. Sikandar Ali Panhwar

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Dadu

Dadu District Mobile No. 0301-8371565

Dr. Abdul Hannan Rao

Deputy Director

Poultry Production Khairpur Mirs

Khairpur Mirs

District Mobile No. 0300-9250693

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Pathology Division (P.R.I Karachi)

Anti-Mortem of Dead Birds (Disease Affected)

Postmortem of A.I Disease

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Breeding & Incubation Division (P.R.I Karachi)

Poultry Brooding House (P.R.I Karachi)

Poultry Hatchery (P.R.I Karachi)

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Artificial Insemination Work (P.R.I Karachi)

Semen Collection from Male Fayoumi Bird

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Housing & Management Division (P.R.I Karachi)

Poultry Shed (P.R.I Karachi)

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Nutrition Laboratory (P.R.I Karachi)

Main Gate (Nutrition Lab: P.R.I Karachi)

Lab: Equipments & Chemicals

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(B)

Current Activities

Sero Surveillance

a) Avian Influenza (AI)

b) New Castle Disease (ND)

c) Infectious Bronchitis (IB)

Routine Diseases Diagnosis Services

Rapid Response to Disease Outbreak Investigation

Feed Analysis

Distribution of Chicks (free of cost).

Training of Para-technical staff.

Training of Poultry Farmers.

Feed Analysis for Test of Crude Protein, Crude Fat, Cruder Fiber,

Moisture, Ash, Metabolized Energy, Myco-toxin & Sodium Chloride.

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Research & Trials Conducted 2008 To 2014

Effect of Protoxine on the egg production and quality of Fayoumi Layers.

To study the dry crushed mesquite as alternative feed ingredients on the

general performance of Fayoumi chickens at various age.

Effect of toxinil plus on the performance of Fayoumi Layers.

To study the influence of bio-effective on general performance on head

exposed commercial broilers.

Effect of bio-effective on hydro pericardium syndrome in commercial

broilers.

Trial report of Conifer Green Needle Complex (CGNC) on commercial

broilers in ECH (Environment Control Shed).

To study the methodology of naturalization of poultry odor of backyard

poultry in Pakistan.

To study the impact of different level dry crushed mango seed kernel

(DCMSK) on the performance of commercial broilers under cold stress.

Effect (DCMSK) on general performance of commercial broilers exposed

to Avian Influenza H9 contaminated environment 6-7 weeks of age.

To study the various therapeutics to combat the incidence of hydro

pericardium syndrome in commercial broilers.

Effect of cold water application on heat stressed broiler on body

temperature.

To study the various level of canola oil on egg shell strengthening of

Fayoumi Hens.

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Ongoing Coordinated Projects

Surveillance & Diagnosis of Major Emerging Avian Diseases

Sindh Component-III (AS-124).

Agriculture Linkage Program (ALP) Pakistan Agriculture

Research Council (PARC) Islamabad.

Zoonotic Disease Surveillance Islamabad Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Program (FELTP).

Surveillance & Characterization of Circulating Pathogens of

Poultry in Sind including Avian Influenza Containment

Program, Sindh Poultry Vaccine Centre (SPVC).

Genetic Improvement of Selected Indigenous Naked Neck by

Crossing with Exotic Poultry Breeds of Rhode Island Red

and Black Australorp (Sindh Component)

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Early Disease Reporting System

Regional Surveillance Units Rapid Response Units

Karachi All Deputy Director(s) Poultry

Production in Sindh.

Hyderabad

Mirpurkhas.

Thatta.

Dadu.

Nawabshah.

Sukkur.

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Surveillance Activity

Regional Surveillance Officer is responsible to monitor poultry farms

in their jurisdiction.

Active & Passive Surveillance.

Samples collected by RSO and RRU are sent at PP&R Karachi by

special messenger.

Samples are processed at PP&R Karachi and suspected are sent by

Air to NRLPD Islamabad for virus isolation and characterization.

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Poultry Population in Sindh 2014-2015

Sr.

No. Description In Million

1. No. of Commercial Layers 9.71

2. No. of Broilers 110.16

3. No. of Desi Birds 32.57

Poultry Production 2013-2014

1. No. of Commercial Eggs 1970.75

2. Commercial Chicken Meat (Kgs) 295.32

3. No. of Desi Eggs 805.13

4. No. of Desi Meat (Kgs) 120.56

Per Capital Availability

1. No. of Commercial Eggs 60.12

2. No. of Desi Eggs 30.26

3. Commercial Chicken Meat (Kgs) 4.24

4. Desi Chicken Meat (Kgs) 1.820

WORK PERFORMANCE 2014-2015

Sr.

No. Description

Total Work

done Update

1. Postmortem of Birds 702021

2. No. of Birds Examined 2524630

3. No. of Birds Examined affected with Newcastle Disease 760398

4. No. of Birds Examined affected with Fowl Pox Disease 105600

5. No. of Birds Examined affected with Viral Disease 580694

6. No. of Birds Treated 1600306

7. No. of Birds Vaccinated 1975484

9. Birds Debeaked 1516

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10. Consultation & Advice 2025730

11. Lectures Delivered 50

12. Poultry Show Arranged 08

13. Seminars and Workshop Organized 04

RAPID RESPONSE UNITS AND OPERATIONAL JURISDICTION

REGARDING OUTBREAK OF AVIAN INFLUENZA H5, N1

Sr.

No. Main Districts Districts to be Covered

1. Karachi Karachi

2. Thatta Thatta

3. Hyderabad Hyderabad. T.M Khan, Tando Allahyar, Jamshoro,

Matiari& Badin.

4. Mirpurkhas Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Sanghar & Mithi.

5. Sukkur Sukkur, Khairpur Mirs, Shikarpur, Jacobabad,

Kashmore & Ghotki.

6. Dadu Dadu, Larkana & Shahdadkot.

7. Shaheed Benazir Abad Shaheed Benazir Abad & Naushehroferoz.

ON YEAR PROGRESS REPORT OF THE PROJECT SURVEILLANCE &

DIAGNOSIS OF MAJOR EMERGENT AVIAN DISEASES SINDH COMPONENT-

III (AS124) (ALP) AGRICULTURE LINKAGE PROGRAM THE PROJECT HAS

BEEN LAUNCHED DURING THE YEAR 2012-13 AND IS TO BE COMPLETED IN

THE YEAR 2014-15.

The major objectives of the project is to diagnose major emerging diseases of poultry in

Pakistan, specially the Sero-conversion of H9 virus of Avian Influenza in wild and domestic

poultry birds.

Year of Start of the Project Year of Completion of the Project

2012-2013 2014-2015

No. of Blood Sample Collected No. of Clocal Swabs Collected No. of Tissues Sample Collected

2800 2655 877

Result: No any evidence regarding the presence of Avian Influenza virus strain H5 & H7 has

been found in the above mentioned samples till date. However evidence of Avian Influenza

Virus Strain H9 were found in all stated samples.

PROGRESS REPORT OF PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

(PARC) (FAO ASSISTED PROJECT) NAMELY “ZOONOTIC DISEASE

SURVEILLANCE (SINDH COMPONENT)

The major objective of project are to provide trainings / technical assistance to Laboratory

Incharges of the Government Institutes pertaining to Livestock & Fisheries Department.

Providing diagnostic facilities of viral & bacterial diseases to Livestock & Fisheries

Department free of cost.

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No. of Blood Sample Collected No. of Clocal Swabs Collected No. of Tissues Sample Collected

700 655 386

Due to the Sero-surveillance activities Pakistan has been declared as Bird Flu free country

from February 2008 till to date.