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Poultry Waste Rendering Plant:
1 registered poultry waste rendering plant is working in Muzaffargarh
District.

Poultry Farms:
1. Commercial Poultry Farms registered under the Punjab Poultry
Production Act 2016: 206
2. Rural Poultry Farms (registered): 100

THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (2014-18)

1. POVERTY ALLEVIATION OF POOR WOMEN THROUGH
PROVISION OF HEIFERS AND SHEEP/GOATS IN PUNJAB (2014-
18)
Ultimate objective of the project was to uplift the income of
poor/widow women and to make them financially stable. The
numbers were as follows:

Large Animals:

Particulars Total
Cow Buff.
1 Total Large Animals Distributed 195 205
Animals Calves
1 No. of Male Calves 123 98
2 No. of Female Calves 102 93
Total Calves 225 191

Small Animals:

Particulars Total
Sheep Goat
1 Total Small Animals Distributed 260 260
Kidding/Lambing
1 No. of Male Kids/Lambs 234 280
2 No. of Female Kids/ Lambs 179 237
Total Kids/Lambs 413 517

2. PROVISION OF RURAL POULTRY BREEDS THROUGH
AUGMENTING R&D (2014-18)
Under this project, 9819 poultry units comprising 5 female and 1
male birds were supplied to poor families in rural areas primarily to
supplement their income.

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