Government Poultry Farm, Dera Ghazi Khan

Dera Ghazi Khan has 3 Tehsils. These tehsils are Dera Ghazi Khan, Kot Chuttah & Taunsa Sharif & Tribal Area. The Geographical location of Dera Ghazi Khan is Latitude 30.0324857 Longitude 70.6402456. In Dera Ghazi Khan, Government Poultry Farm was established to produce eggs and poultry meat.

• Rural Poultry an important economic activity of 2/3 human population
• Helping to alleviate poverty, malnutrition & unemployment in rural masses being a small scale economic activity and sub optimal inputs
• Scavenger birds, fed on the kitchen & rural wastes
• Biodegrading of the organic wastes and cleaning  the environment
• Have genes for survival under harsh scavenging conditions of rural areas
• Contribution 8.00 % in poultry meat & 25 % of eggs
•  Rural poultry an Organic Food, lot of domestic and export potential

Objectives

The main objective of the farm is to ensure the below mentioned:

• Rural Poultry Research & Development for poverty alleviation and Food security

Functions

Enlisted below are the prime functions of the farm:

• To develop indigenous chicken to improve its production characteristics
• To introduce exotic type of birds for the purpose of cross breeding
• To produce & distribute better productive birds in rural areas
• Demonstration of rearing / breeding practices for rural poultry promotion
• To conduct research trials on different aspects of poultry management in different climatic zones of Punjab
• To impart training on rural poultry production

 Scope of Work

• Rearing Crosses of Fayoumi, RIR, Black australorp, Naked Neck & Desi poultry

Infrastructure Assets

Future Plans

Enlisted below are the Future Plans of the farm:

• Development of suitable germplasm by conserving, improving and utilization of native/ imported poultry in view of their hardy character and tropical adaptability for doing away dependence on imported poultry stocks
• Technology transfer for backyard poultry development for domestic consumption & exportable surpluses