Standards and Procedure for Breeding Animals, 2015. Country/Territory Pakistan Territorial subdivision Punjab Document type Miscellaneous Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal reproduction Certification Herd book Genetic resources Inspection Marking/identification Registration Standards Animal production Biotechnology Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract In exercise of the powers conferred under sections 8 to 12 of Chapter 3 of the Punjab Livestock Breeding Act 2014 vested to the Livestock Breeding Service Authority and the said Authority makes the standards and procedures for animal breeding. It specifies the following Standards: Operating Procedures for Animal Performance Recording and Progeny Testing; Breeding males for artificial or natural insemination; Physical Infrastructure for Semen Production Facilities; Semen Collection and Preservation Standards, etc. Before taking Up the progeny testing programme, breeding objectives i.e. main purpose of keeping that particular breed should be clear. It may be combination of few or many traits. For Sahiwal cattle or Nili-Ravi buffaloes, for example, progeny testing is being done for milky yield while traits like fat yield, type/beauty etc. are only rarely considered. These are some of the topics dealt with the document: 10. Selection of candidate bulls; 11. Semen collection and storage; 12. Artificial breeding in the registered herds; 13. Genetic evaluation of animals, etc. Full text English Website www.livestockpunjab.gov.pk References - Legislation Implements Punjab Livestock Breeding Act 2014 (No. XIII of 2014). Legislation | Pakistan | 2014 Keyword: Animal reproduction, Certification, Herd book, Genetic resources, Inspection, Marking/identification, Registration, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX