Mission and Milestones in Sahiwal Cattle Breed

 

Mission

       To conserve Sahiwal cattle breed through genetic improvement by making it commercially viable to cater the domestic
       and global demand

 

Milestones in Sahiwal Breed History

• 1915 :  Pioneers on Sahiwal, Sardar Jahangir Khan Wattoo 

• 1917 : Allah Dad Cattle farm Jahanian, Multan was started

• 1920 :  Datar Singh Farm was established in district Montgomary

• 1938 :  A Sahiwal cattle scheme (10 yrs) was launched

• 1956 :  Shah Jewena Cattle Farm Jhang was started

• 1962 :  Sahiwal cattle breeding was started at Bahadurnagar

• 1973 :  Sahiwal cattle were shifted at Fazilpur, Rajanpur

• 1979 :  LES, Kalurkot, Bhakar started Sahiwal cattle breeding

• 1980 : LES, Khizarabad, Sargodha was established

• 1984 : Progeny Testing Programme was launched

• 1998 :  An international study on Sahiwal cattle was completed

• 2004 : Research Centre for Conservation of Sahiwal Cattle was established at Jhang

Sahiwal Cattle Breed

• Global animal genetic resource, found  in 29 countries

• High milk producing ability amongst zebu cattle under harsh climatic conditions

• Resistant against tropical diseases

• Ticks and Heat tolerant