PROMOTION OF INDIGENOUS COW BREEDS AND A2 MILK CERTIFICATION

India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Total Allocation under RGM for Progeny Testing and Pedigree selection Programme

No of High Genetic Merit bulls produced for use in breeding programme

310.26

4620

(Rs in crore)

            In order to complement the efforts made by the State for the conservation , genetic improvement, production, value addition and marketing of indigenous cow breeds such as Gir, Sahiwal, Rathi, Tharparkar, Hariana, Kankrej, Ongole, Deoni, Nagauri and Red Sindhi the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission with focus on development and conservation of indigenous bovine bre...