Activities PAN Livestock Services' activities are aimed at improving the circumstances of livestock producers and consumers of livestock products through more appropriate and effective livestock services and management. Consultancy PAN Livestock Services has provided consultancy and support services to more than 100 livestock-related projects and programmes in over 70 countries, mainly in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Funding agencies include the African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, EU, FAO, IAEA, OIE, UNDP, WHO, British, Danish, Dutch and German bilateral aid. Research and development PAN Livestock Services conducts research and development on livestock production and health issues, in the United Kingdom and overseas. Research topics aimed at improvements in livestock production are identified from a mixture of contracted research, overseas development projects and areas of special interest.
Technical staff spend approximately one third of their time on research and development.
The proximity of other units working in related disciplines at the University of Reading constitutes an outstanding resource available to the company. In addition to widening the pool of available expertise, it enables the tailoring of research and training to precise needs of projects and countries.