Itanagar, June 30 -- Scientists from the ICAR-National Research Centre on Yak (ICAR-NRCY), Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, have successfully demonstrated estrous synchronization and Fixed-Time Artificial Insemination (FTAI) technology in yaks under field conditions in Sikkim, resulting in the birth of 10 healthy yak calves conceived through artificial insemination.
The programme was implemented in Gnathang village of East Sikkim, a remote high-altitude settlement near the India-China border, in collaboration with local yak farmers. A total of 25 female yaks were enrolled in the programme, of which 14 conceived following estrous synchronization and fixed-time artificial insemination, achieving a conception rate of 56 per cent.
Ten healthy yak c...