Jersey cow delivers an Ongole breed calf in Annamayya district
A Jersey cow at Settigunta village in Annamayya district has given birth to an Ongole breed calf as part of a winter embryo transplant procedure overseen by Dr. Pratap, a veterinarian at the Government Veterinary Hospital. Speaking to the media here on Wednesday, Dr. Pratap said that the process began on September 29 of last […]
Longer calving interval resulted in heifers with greater body weight and lower milk
In a pioneering research study, scientists have established relationship between calving interval and its impact on the offspring’s health, milk production in their first 100 days of first lactation and other important factors. Extending the time before inseminating dairy cows voluntarily could reduce how often they give birth, aiming to choose better times for insemination […]
NDRI-Karnal Produces India’s First Cloned Gir Calf
In a first for the country, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Dairy Research Institute scientists have successfully cloned a Gir cow in Haryana’s Karnal, the institute said on Monday. Ganga, a female calf of the Gir breed, was born on March 16. Weighing 32 kilograms, the calf is keeping good health and growing well, the […]
