A total of 139 bulls of Murrah & other breeds are housed at Semen Stations in Nabha & Ropar
Progeny Testing of Murrah & Sahiwal and Pedigree Selection of Nili Ravi project being implemented in Punjab
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, September 1-
With an aim to boost milk production and enhance disease resistance in animals by improving the breed quality of livestock, Punjab Animal Husbandry department has set an annual target of 30 lakh artificial inseminations across the state.
Revealing this today, Punjab Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian said that the state has two Semen Station at Nabha & Ropar. A total of 93 bulls are housed at the A-grade semen station in Nabha for production of best quality semen to improve the genetic potential of dairy livestock. This group comprises 60 Murrah buffalo bulls, 10 Nili Ravi buffalo bulls, 7 Holstein Friesian (HF) cow bulls, 4 HF Cross cow bulls, 3 Jersey cow bulls and 9 Sahiwal cow bulls.
At the B-grade semen station in Ropar, a total of 46 bulls are housed. There are 26 Murrah buffalo bulls and 8 Nili Ravi buffalo bulls. Additionally, the station houses 4 Holstein Friesian (HF) cow bulls, 1 HF Cross cow bull and 7 Sahiwal cow bulls, he added.
