India, March 22 -- The Indian Council of Agricultural Research- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly has achieved a landmark breakthrough successfully producing indigenous Sahiwal cattle calves using advanced Assisted Reproductive Technologies, according to a statement by ICAR.

The statement added that this is the first-ever success of its kind at the institute using ultrasound-guided ovum pick-up, in vitro fertilization, and embryo transfer (OPU-IVF-ET), opening new avenues for rapid genetic improvement of indigenous bovine breeds.

ICAR-IVRI initiated a focused programme back in 2022-23 that was aimed at strengthening the genetic potential of India's prized dairy breeds. The scientists set out to standardise OPU-IV...