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The 10th Meeting of Dairy Club (Joint Venture of Alltech and UVAS) was held on Tuesday Feb 7, 2012 at Syndicate Room UVAS. Following was the agenda of meeting: Agenda 1: Dr. Muhammad Afzal –(UVAS) 2: Dr. Hafiz Ehsanullah Khan(UVAS)
Dr. Shahzad Naveed Jadoon opened the forum and explained the agenda of meeting. Dr. Muhammad Afzal delivered a lecture on “Better calf rearing options & tips”. During his lecture he discussed on:
He completed his lecture with following take home messages:
Note: PowerPoint presentation of the lecture is available on Dairy Club website (http://uvas.edu.pk/society-club/dairy_club/useful-links.htm). Prof. Dr. Talat Naseer Pasha also shared some information on his visits to the dairy farms in USA. He told that mortality of calves has been controlled at modern farms. He discouraged the use of Maize Gluten Meal in calf starter diet as there is big risk of mycotoxins and at his age this can be a big challenge particularly in terms of immunity. Dr. Shahzad Naveed Jadoon summarized the meeting discussion. Schedule for next meeting was decided with the consent of all participants. Next Meeting Schedule: Date: 05 March, 2012 Dr. Muhammad Zafar Ullah Khan |