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CATTLE  AND  BUFFALO   DEVELOPMENT 

 

Programme| Semen Banks | Artificial Inseminations Performed|
 

PROGRAMME

         With a view to increase the production of cows and buffaloes , Animal Husbandry Department has adopted following approaches :-

  1. Introducing  exotic inheritance in indigenous cows through cross breeding by using Holstein Friesian and Jersey breed bulls.

  2. Selective breeding in buffaloes and use of progeny tested bulls.

  3. Providing frozen semen technique for Artificial Insemination in veterinary  institutions.

  4. Production of adequate number of pedigreed bulls of exotic and cross bred breeds.

 

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  SETTING UP OF FROZEN SEMEN BANKS

For the production of frozen semen, the Department has 2 Frozen Semen Banks cum Bull stations in the state, out of which one Semen Bank at Ropar is exclusively for the production of Cow bull semen and other at Nabha for both Cow and Buffalo bull semen. Semen Bank, Patiala is now working as semen supply centre. Frozen Semen Bank , Kapurthala has been closed during the year 2005-06. 

                        The strength of bulls kept at these semen banks as on 31-3-2008 is given as under.

Name of the

Semen Bank

Breed-wise strength of the bulls maintained for semen production at semen banks/Bull Stations

 

H.F

C.B

Jersey

Sahiwal

Buff.

bulls

Total

Nabha

19

17

4

4

59

103

Ropar

5

6

5

3

0

19

Total

24

23

9

7

59

122

                        

A total of  19.26 Lac. Frozen Semen straws were produced at these semen

banks during the year 2007-08 as against the target of 18.00 lacs. Because lot of Frozen Semen straws were stored in semen banks.     

                                 Details of frozen semen straws produced, supplied and sold at these semen banks during the  last three years is given as under:- 

Category

2007-08

2006-07

2005-06

Semen doses produced (in lac)

19.26

    28.29

28.13

Balance straws of previous years (in lacs)

18.13

-

-

No. of doses supplied(in lac)

24.99

    20.51

22.88

No. of semen doses sold (in Nos)

10660

   22691

2265

                  Breed wise and semen bank-wise number of frozen semen straws produced/ supplied is given below

 

Statement Showing the Breed wise Production and Supply of Frozen Semen Straws during the year 2007-08,2006-07, 2005-06

 

Name of the F.S.Bank

 

Breed

 

Opening

Balance

No. of

Frozen

Semen

Straws

Produced

 

 Total

No. of

Straws

 

No. of Frozen

Semen Straws

Received

Semen

Straws

Transfered to

Patiala

 

 Total

No. of

Straws

No. of

Frozen

Semen

  Straws

Supplied

 

Straws

Discarded

 

% age Of

Straws

Discared

 

Straws

Sold

 

Straws

Used

For

Testing

 

 

Total

 

Closing

Balance

 

 

 

 

 

Nabha

ALO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semen Supply      Centre Patiala

H.F.

318011

0

318011

557484

0

0

875495

643980

57603

0

5500

0

707083

168412

C.B.

210927

0

210927

378289

0

0

589216

288985

3856

0

0

0

292841

296375

J.R.

27847

0

27847

35907

0

0

63754

22698

16586

0

0

0

39284

24470

Sahiwal

9037

0

9037

626

130

0

9793

9002

0

0

0

0

9002

791

Rathi

3337

0

3337

0

0

0

3337

2850

0

0

0

0

2850

487

Total

569159

0

569159

972306

130

0

1541595

967515

78045

0

5500

0

1051060

490535

Buffalo

229499

0

229499

978368

0

0

1207867

917594

15988

0

4700

0

938282

269585

 

 

F.S. Bank  Nabha

H.F.

233051

362625

595676

0

0

557484

38192

70

9730

2.68

360

6267

16427

21765

C.B.

129412

272696

402108

0

0

378289

23819

50

6175

2.26

0

4695

10920

12899

J.R.

10598

30670

41268

0

0

35907