Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre (BBBRC)

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre (BBBRC) at Bhildi in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district to improve indigenous cattle breeds and enhance milk production.

About BBBRC

• Established by: Banas Dairy.
• Technical guidance: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
• Government support: Rashtriya Gokul Mission.
• Annual target: Production of 25,000 high-quality embryos.

Key Features

• The centre will use advanced breeding techniques, including:
  • In-vitro fertilisation (IVF): Fertilisation of an egg by sperm outside the animal’s body under laboratory conditions.
  • Embryo transfer: Transfer of an embryo into a recipient animal for further development.
• It will focus on improving the quality of indigenous cattle breeds and increasing milk production.
• It will provide high-quality semen, embryos and breeding services to livestock farmers at affordable rates.

Breeds Covered

Indigenous cattle breeds	Buffalo breeds
Kankrej	Mehsani
Gir	Banni
Sahiwal	Jaffrabadi
Tharparkar	Murrah

Objectives

• Improve the quality of indigenous cattle breeds.
• Increase milk production.
• Help dairy farmers obtain higher milk yields from fewer animals.
• Reduce the burden of rising cattle maintenance costs and shrinking fodder availability.

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