Bhubaneswar, Nov. 10 -- The Odisha Cabinet has approved the draft Odisha Bovine Breeding (Regulation) Bill, 2026, for introduction in the State Assembly, proposing a regulatory authority, a digital livestock breeding registry and a genetic improvement fund to ensure scientific breeding, improve cattle and buffalo productivity and boost milk production.
The proposed legislation provides for the establishment of an Odisha Bovine Breeding Regulatory Authority to oversee registration, certification, quality control and enforcement of breeding standards. It also envisages a State Digital Livestock Breeding Registry for animal identification, pedigree recording, parentage verification and monitoring of breeding outcomes.
An Odisha Bovine Geneti...