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The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore is one of the oldest educational institutes in Asia with major contributions of producing professional graduates and scientists who are working in diverse fields of animal health, food security, and safety. The graduates of this University are playing a pivotal role in the development of Livestock and Poultry Sectors in Pakistan. The Livestock Sector is contributing approximately 55.1 percent of the value-added agriculture, 11.6 percent to national GDP, and 40 percent to the income of the farmers. The majority of the livestock owners are poor people living in the villages. Our primary focus in rural areas will help in poverty reduction, leading to prosperous Pakistan. The major components of livestock production that need further support and improvement remain breeding, health, feeding, marketing, and, above all, generation of trained manpower. Human resource development in various disciplines will help to reduce the import of desired products and save huge amounts of foreign exchange. The University aspires to be the nation’s leading Public Sector University with global recognition due to its quality in teaching and research, civic engagement, and economic development. We develop human resources through professional education, research, and training in the field of Life Sciences. The University promotes a learning environment that cherishes gender and cultural equity and supports the pursuit of knowledge, academic freedom, and intellectual curiosity. We aim at socio-economic growth of the Country by ensuring professional excellence, integrity, and ethical conduct in our graduates with diverse and innovative faculty. With a marvelous history of 133 years of excellence, the University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore is now positioned among the top ten Universities of Pakistan. Originally established as a school in 1882, it was later transformed into a College within the next two decades, i.e. end of the nineteenth century. Realizing the importance of livestock and poultry sectors in the economy of the county and the growing need for human resource and research work in veterinary & animal sciences and allied fields in the country, this historic institution was upgraded as University in 2002. Presently, UVAS comprises 23 departments in five faculties, three institutes, one constituent college, and a school along with seven affiliated institutes at Attock, Rawalpindi, Shiekhupura, Okara, Lahore, Narowal, and Sahiwal. The UVAS reflects a unique blend of glorious history and ongoing professional advancement of the modern era. The main building of the institution, which was built 100 years ago, is still considered as the symbol of historical glory while the University has now expanded to five campuses, including its City Campus Lahore, Ravi Campus Pattoki, Avian Research & Training Center at Ferozepur Road, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences Jhang and the Para Veterinary School in Karor Lal Easy, District Layyah. With a motto "Provoking Potentials, Producing Professionals", UVAS has fast moved towards multi-level education and skills development institution by utilizing its knowledge, resources, and skills for human resource development. In recent years, UVAS has emerged as a hub of professional advancement in wide-ranging areas including veterinary & animal sciences, animal production & technology, biotechnology, microbiology, pharmaceutical sciences, food sciences, environmental sciences, zoological sciences, economics & business management, etc. With over 300 faculty members including 160 Ph.D., UVAS offers 20 undergraduate, 30 M.Phil. and 22 Ph.D. degree programs in the aforementioned areas along with 3 diploma courses and several need-based short training and certificate courses for capacity building of the human resource in these fields. Presently, over 5,000 students are studying in various disciplines in the University. Equipped with state-of-the-art teaching, training, research, clinical and diagnostic facilities, UVAS demonstrates professional excellence in multidimensional focus areas of academics, research, and services. Through its partnership with various foreign and local academic & research institutions and the private sector, the University plays a pivotal role in economic development through applied research. Presently UVAS scientists are managing 87 research projects of economic significance in various fields. UVAS offers wide-ranging services, to farmers, pet owners, community members, and industry stakeholders, including diagnostics facilities, clinical & extension services, vaccine production, consultancy & advisory services, regulations & policy frameworks, etc. View full university

The establishment of the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at Sakrand (2nd in Pakistan) chartered by Govt of Sindh on 13th Sep 2012 (SINDH ACT NO. XV OF 2012) is a milestone that will go a long way in the development of livestock sector and socioeconomic status of farming community The University owes to its existence to the foresight and vision of His excellence Mr. Asif Ali Zardari, ex-president Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The livestock sector contributed over 55% of the total contribution of Agriculture to the GDP during the year 2012-2013. The strength of this sector lies in its consistently higher growth rate (4%) than overall of Agriculture sector. The university has been established with the specific objective of the development of the livestock and poultry sector through proper and systematic education, training, research, and extension in modern systems of veterinary and animal sciences and its allied sciences. Such as fisheries, wildlife, range management, silkworm, beekeeping, Dairy and Food Technology, Animal Business Management, Basic Sciences, Humanities, and Information Technology. The need for the inculcation of self-reliance in students for securing coveted placements and addressing the expectations of rural and urban sectors of societies can be met with increased Teaching-Research-Extension linkages. The challenges of keeping abreast with modern trends of Research have been sharpened as well as facilitated on account of the advents of Info-communication Technology (ICT) through which the world has been transformed into a global village. Traditions are good to sustain but new paths are to be searched for growth. This requires innovativeness in ideas and freedom of action. We, as enlightened clans, are expected to convert challenges into opportunities. The problems of livestock production are related to health, genetics, nutrition, and marketing. The young professionals should be capable of improving production and yield through better management of germplasm, nutrition, and disease prevention. The competence of graduates in technologies, value addition in milk, meat, fish, wool, skin, hides, and casings will facilitate equitable development of rural and urban livestock and will help self-reliance, reduced imports, and improvement in exports. While the role of vets as trained biologists is recognized by their contributions in multiple scientific disciplines relevant to WTO, food safety and above all human health, diversification, conservation, and preservation of wildlife, biotechnology, gene sequencing, developing and improving breeds are long-awaited expectations from the veterinarians. To improve and modernize animal entrepreneurship from traditional to the modern farming system through the development of appropriate technologies and research on applied problems. Human resource development to evolve strategies for sustainable development and improvement of animal sector leading to poverty alleviation through food and social security in the country. Human resource development to provide professional manpower for developing livestock and allied sectors. To establish close International cooperation and coordination among veterinary education, research, and use of latest biotechnologies in the livestock sector. Boost upbringing and cementing rural socioeconomic fabric particularly in woman folk among rural population engaged in livestock production, resulting in poverty alleviation. View full university