Minister urges ICAR to initiate programme to improve indigenous breeds of cattle
Updated: Jan 10, 2015 04:26:17pm
Bengaluru, Jan 10 (KNN) Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Friday urged upon the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to have major programs to improve the indigenous breeds as the products from the indigenous cattle also have health attributes to humans.
In his address in a programme at National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI) in Bengaluru, the minister said that empirical evidence suggests that the country’s indigenous breeds of cattle are relatively less prone to diseases as compared to exotic and cross-bred.
Citing that efforts should be made to improve indigenous stock in terms of production and productivity, he said the best indigenous breeds like Gir, Tharparkar, Rathi and Sahiwal have better heat tolerance, feed conversion efficiency and disease resistance.
Singh said that in the XII Five Year Plan, the institute was renamed as NIVEDI to expand its research activities with 32 AICRP centres covering all states and union territories of the country.
He also urged the institute to do research and study the aspects which make the indigenous breeds resistant to diseases.
In addition to development of diagnostics, Singh said research partnership between the public and private sector is also essential to achieve faster progress and dissemination of technology to the end-users.
He said there is a need to link these two sectors to have their activities complemented in a public private partnership mode. (KNN/ST)
In his address in a programme at National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI) in Bengaluru, the minister said that empirical evidence suggests that the country’s indigenous breeds of cattle are relatively less prone to diseases as compared to exotic and cross-bred.
Citing that efforts should be made to improve indigenous stock in terms of production and productivity, he said the best indigenous breeds like Gir, Tharparkar, Rathi and Sahiwal have better heat tolerance, feed conversion efficiency and disease resistance.
Singh said that in the XII Five Year Plan, the institute was renamed as NIVEDI to expand its research activities with 32 AICRP centres covering all states and union territories of the country.
He also urged the institute to do research and study the aspects which make the indigenous breeds resistant to diseases.
In addition to development of diagnostics, Singh said research partnership between the public and private sector is also essential to achieve faster progress and dissemination of technology to the end-users.
He said there is a need to link these two sectors to have their activities complemented in a public private partnership mode. (KNN/ST)
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