Gujrat has 3 Tehsils. These tehsils are GUJRAT, KHARIAN, SARAI ALAMGIR. The Geographical location of GUJRAT is Latitude: 32.571144, Longitude: 74.075005. In Gujrat, Government poultry farm was established to provide Poultry meat and eggs for export and domestic use in Pakistan.
- 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
Items | No./ Area | Description | Current Status |
Land (Farm Wise) | 4 acre | ---- | Intact |
Animals(Breed Wise) | 6800 | 8 week | Healthy |
Machinery/ Equipment/Computers | 7 | Deep Freezer, Refrigerator, Generator, Grass Cutter Machine, 2 water pumps & Computer | Functioanl |
Infrastructure | 10 | Office,5 Poultry Sheds , Feed Store, 3Residences | 1 Residence of VO fit |