By AgroNigeria
The Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) says it is taking necessary steps to develop more regulations for abattoir management and procedures to aid animal science practices.
President of the Institute, Professor Israel Adu revealed this at a dinner in honor of the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Professor Sulieman Bogoro.
According to him, the institute has created regulations for feed milling, hatchery operations, animal science practice, while the regulations for abattoir management and procedures will be disclosed soon.
He revealed that NIAS has developed appropriate minimum operating standards, procedures and code practice for various livestock species and operations for the industry for compliance with international benchmarks.
In his words, “We are and are carrying out resource verification in all departments of Animal Science in Nigeria universities to ensure that there are adequate human and material resources for quality training of students.”
Prof. Adu also stated that the institute runs an annual mandatory continuing professional education program to update the technical and professional skills and build the capacity of its members, also providing them with comparative advantage for specific research capability.
He further noted that 3560 certified animal scientists have been registered under the institute, while it has also produced about 5600 graduates.