The Department of Micro-Biology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore in collaboration with Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock system ZELS and Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council United kingdom BBSRC established the Avian Influenza Lab. The ZELS and BBSRC funded amount of 32.67 millons for the project tital “Combating Avian Influenza Through systematic Analysis of Antigenic Drift Genetic Variations development Of Novel Diagnostic Tool and Vaccines”.