Animal_Quarantine_Department
Animal Quarantine Department
Federal agency responsible for animal quarantine
The Animal Quarantine Department (AQD) (Urdu: سررشتہ برائے قرنطینہِ حیوانات) is an attached department of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, responsible for animal quarantine, inspection and certification services in Pakistan. AQD is the lead agency for collaboration with other agencies to protect the wild animals and the livestock industry of Pakistan and other countries from introduction or spread of exotic diseases, by regulating the import, export and quarantine of animals and animal products.[1][3][4]