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Sindh registers rise in livestock population

Livestock population in the province is increasing at a rate 2.3 percent to 2.7 percent annually, said Director, Sindh Animal Husbandry, Dr Ghulam Sarwar Shaikh. Talking to journalists here on Thursday, he attributed the growth to better disease control measures, improved veterinary services, training of farmers and increase in outreach services. To substantiate his claim, Dr Shaikh also shared the details of live stock census, carried-out after every ten years by Agriculture Census Organisation.

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