Amelioration of economic losses to skins/hides in Ruminants

Professor Dr Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry born on May 3, 1949. He completed M.Sc. from University of Alberta, Canada in 1985 and completed his Ph.D. from University of Punjab, Pakistan in 1998. He was conferred by Best teacher award from HEC Pakistan for 2004. Impact factor: 40. Supervised 20 PhD and 65 MPhil Students. Attended 50 conferences.

Data regarding the prevalence of skin diseases reducing the market value of skins and hides and ultimately fined leather were not available in Pakistan. The current study was conducted in the hide/skin markets and abattoirs from different districts of Pakistan. The record of various skin diseases and conditions damaging the skin of buffalo, cattle, goat and sheep was made. Lesions, extent and type of damage were recorded. At the hide/skin markets and tanneries grading of skins /hides was done as per prevailing system. Economic losses were calculated on the basis of percentages of different grades of skins/hides obtained in this project. In Pakistan there is still conventional methods of treatment for ectoparasites, where the farmers control these parasites through ethno-therapy. In this study we adopted the mix-treatment strategy. In mix treatment strategy more animals could be cured from Ectoparasitic infestation.