MULTAN :Livestock Department distributed 1080 cockrels under Prime Minister’s project ‘Propagation of Backyard Poultry for increased availability of animal protein to counter the stunted growth for the year 2020-2021’.
Livestock department distributed total of cockrels consisting of 90 units of (while one unit with 12 Cockerels) among the citizens.
A list of applicants was posted on the notice board and applicants were informed through phone calls prior to the distribution of chockrels.
A training workshop was also organized in which farmers were given information on poultry farming.
Deputy Director Livestock, Dr. Jamshed Akhtar, said that the shortage of meat and eggs would be met with the promotion of backyard poultry and hailed the incumbent government step in this regard.