Departmental Impact

Access to university facilities to local farmers and food producers

2023

Granting local farmers and food producers’ access to university facilities, such as the Department's mini–Dairy Processing Plant and Commercial Dairy Plant, along with their advanced capabilities for producing pasteurized milk and value-added dairy products, is a remarkable opportunity for knowledge sharing and mutual growth. These facilities can serve as hubs for training, experimentation, and collaboration between academia and the local agricultural community, promoting innovative dairy practices and entrepreneurship. Furthermore, the availability of state-of-the-art laboratories within the Central Laboratory Complex enhances the precision and quality control of food production processes, contributing to safer and more sustainable agricultural practices in the region.

2022

Three Days Training Program “Efficient Milking Practices” was held to teach participants about hygiene milk production in farms as well as at domestic level using cost-effective ways. Introduction to Milk, its components, and chemical composition, Hygienic Milk Production, Milker's Health, Animal Health, Milking Practices, Hand Milking, Machine Milking, Storage and Transportation, and Milking Machine Management were among the topics addressed. Participants were also shown a model dairy farm (Holstein Frisian animals) at B- Block UVAS, Ravi Campus Pattoki.

2021

Department of Dairy Technology is in liaison with the dairy industry stakeholders. The department provides consultancy services for the farmers and processors and also provide access to farmers, processor and milk sellers to utilize resources present at the small scale dairy processing facilities and laboratories located at the department and central laboratory complex Pattoki.

UVAS, Mini Dairy Processing Unit for Teaching and Training

Training of Local Dairy Farmers

Milk Quality Testing Laboratory UVAS Ravi Campus

Sensory Evaluation Laboratory UVAS