Formation 1984 Official language Bengali | Region served Bangladesh | |
Headquarters Savar Upazila, Bangladesh Website Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute | ||
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute or BLRI is an autonomous government research institution for livestock and related research.
History
The Institute was founded in 1984 in Savar Upazila, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. The executive head is the Director General and a 14-member Board of Management. The chairman is the Minister for Fisheries and Livestock. In 2014 it developed a new species of Layer chicken whose sex was discernable at day one of their life. It developed cattle feed from moringa tree and vegetable waste.
References
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA