As artificial insemination is widely used in large ruminants but it is not very common in small ruminants.Its contribution in helping India achieve, the highest milk production of the world, cannot be ignored. There is a scarcity in the availability of quality breeding bucks due to early castration and slaughter of male goats for meat purpose. As goats are mostly reared by small, marginal and landless farmers, with flock size of 3- 5 goats, it is economically unviable to keep a breeding buck for a small flock. Thus the females are bred by nondescript males’ resulting in loss of precious germplasm. To prevent the dilution of valuable germplasm by indiscriminate breeding and to preserve its purity and propagate the pure germplasm, CIRG is preserving the semen of important Indian goat breeds. Now-a-days Stakeholders are showing great interest in this technology for small ruminants. Through this technology genetic improvement as well as breed conservation can be done at faster rate.
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The App is developed with the collaboration of ICAR-CIRG and U.P. Council of Agricultural Research. The funding is provided by the UPCAR under the project “Conservation and phenotypic documentation of Mirzapuri goat.” The App includes almost every aspect of artificial insemination in goats in a very simple and interactive language. This App provides the videos related to various aspects of A.I in goats through which a simple or less educated stakeholder can easily understand the different aspects of A.I.
App Development Team
- Dr Chetna Gangwar, Scientist, Animal physiology and Reproduction Division
- Dr S.D. Kharche, Principal scientist, Animal physiology and Reproduction Division
- Dr A. K. Dixit, Principal scientist, Extension Education and Socio Economics Section
- Dr Ravi Ranjan, Senior scientist, Animal physiology and Reproduction Division
- Dr B. Rai, Incharge Director, ICAR-CIRG
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