LAHORE: Punjab Livestock Minister Ibrahim Hassan Murad has said that the Poultry Act will be mandatory for all poultry premises across the Punjab.

Chairing a meeting regarding development of the poultry sector here on Wednesday, he said the Pakistan Poultry Association would be soon invited to a meeting on the implementation of the act across the board as the Poultry Research Institute (PRI) would play an active role in this regard as a regulator.

He said that a campaign would also be launched through the print, electronic and social media to raise awareness about the Poultry Act.

The minister said that the PRI would work on indigenous breeds of poultry for meat and eggs and would explore the potential of new breeds, besides strengthening private entrepreneurship in backyard poultry and developing a reliable database for poultry supply chain.

Additional secretary Livestock, DG PRI and other related officers were present in the meeting.-Staff Reporter