Country Profiles: Bhutan

Estimated population of rural poultry
169,208
Source: Central Statistical Organisation, Statistical Year-book 1990. Data of 1989

Institutes and Organisations

• Ministry of Agriculture
  Department of Agriculture and Livestock Support Services
  Royal Veterinary Epidemiology Centre, Serbithang

Current Projects

• “Development of a Newcastle disease vaccination programme for village chickens in rural Bhutan using locally produced thermostable vaccine”

Chief Investigator in Bhutan
Dr Chamling Rai
Email rvec@druknet.net.bt

Royal Veterinary Epidemiology Centre,
PO Box 155,
Serbithang

Funded by AusAID