| 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 |