He said that AAVMC provided leadership for and promoting excellence in academic veterinary medicine to prepare the veterinary workforce with the scientific knowledge and skills required to meet societal needs through the protection of animal health, the relief of animal suffering, the conservation of animal resources, the promotion of public health, and the advancement of medical knowledge. He said that collaborated ties in veterinary sciences between the both countries would be further strengthened to flourish the sector. Talking about vision, he said that in order to promote and protect the health and welfare of animals, people and the environment by generating new knowledge and preparing the high quality veterinary workforce needed to meet continually changing societal demands for veterinary expertise. He lauded the steps being taken on the part of the UAF in academia and research.
Dr Masood Rabbani said that there is a room for the improvement in the education sector for which we have to take the collected measures. He said that the strengthened ties between both countries would help address the issues facing the animal and human health. He viewed that the skilled manpower, quality education and research were prerequisite to alleviate the poverty from the country. UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Zafar Iqbal Randhawa said that the university was enjoying excellent ties across the world and is running tens of the projects worth billions of rupees with the collaborations of the international donors. He said that there is a need to learn from the developed nations to fight the challenges and to uplift the agriculture and livestock sectos which contributes 20 percent to the Gross Domestic Product. He said that UAF has revised its DVM courses in collaboration with University of California Davis. He said that the university has produced 90000 students so and offering 165 degree programs.
Dean Faculty of Veterinary Sciences UAF Dr Zafar Iqbal Qureshi said that Faculty of Veterinary Science has been playing a significant role in flourishing the livestock and poultry production in the country since 1962. The Faculty has so far trained 1935 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) graduates, 1375 M. Sc. and 39 Ph.D.'s. He said that Faculty members have made significant contributions in their specific field of specialization and contributed to the advancement of basic and applied knowledge at the national and international level. All deans and directors attended the meeting. They also visited the ORIC, Quality Enhancement Cell and Faculty of Veterinary Sciences UAF as well.