Research & innovation
Work here is judged by whether it reaches the herds, flocks and food chains of southern Punjab — not only by where it is published.
ORIC
ORIC exists to foster a culture of research across the university, promote innovation, and facilitate the commercialisation of intellectual property. It is the bridge between academic work and the industries that can use it.
The office works to leverage the university's intellectual assets for regional economic and social benefit — connecting departments with the livestock, dairy, poultry and food businesses of southern Punjab, and with government and donor programmes.
CUVAS is dedicated to contributing to economic growth and business opportunities through the commercialisation of research.
— From the Vice Chancellor's message
Focus areas
Research priorities follow the university's founding mandate — the livestock resources of Cholistan and southern Punjab.
Pathology, parasitology and microbiology work on the diseases that cost farmers most, including diagnostics and vaccine research.
Feed formulation and forage systems suited to desert conditions, led by the Institute for Livestock Nutrition & Forage Research.
Molecular genetics and bioinformatics applied to the genetic improvement of indigenous breeds.
Milk, meat and food product safety, processing and the export standards that open new markets.
Disease surveillance and zoonoses at the interface between animal health, human health and the environment.
Conservation of Cholistan's rangelands and desert fauna, and the grazing systems that depend on them.
Facilities
Each centre is a working unit — animals, records and staff — that doubles as a research site and a teaching resource.
The Central Diagnostic Laboratory and the Veterinary Teaching Hospital provide the clinical and diagnostic backbone for much of this work.
Teaching hospital
Standards
Academic quality is monitored internally by the Quality Enhancement Cell and externally by national regulators.
Runs programme self-assessment and review cycles against Higher Education Commission criteria, and reports on academic standards across the faculties.
Accredits the professional veterinary degree. A PVMC accreditation committee visited the university in July 2026.
Recognises the university and its degree programmes, and sets the admission criteria that apply to MPhil and PhD study.
ORIC works with industry, government and donor organisations on applied research, trials and commercialisation.