NDRI Karnal Unlocks IVF Future for Uttarakhand’s Elite Badri Cattle

Sahiwal cow gives birth to Badri calf via IVF in Uttarakhand

Badri calf born through OPU-IVF technology in Uttarakhand, marking a milestone in the conservation and genetic improvement of the indigenous breed.

NDRI, G B Pant University produce first Badri cattle calf using IVF technology

The team is also working on cloning high-yielding Badri cows and plans to transfer both IVF- and cloning-derived embryos into a range of surrogate cows in the next phase of the project

OPU-IVF Calf Born in Badri Cattle: Milestone for conservation and genetic improvement of Uttarakhand’s indigenous breed

In a significant achievement for the conservation, multiplication and genetic improvement of indigenous cattle breeds, a healthy Badri female calf has been successfully born through Ovum Pick-Up and In Vitro Fertilisation (OPU-IVF) technology at the Academic Dairy Farm, following the transfer of a Badri embryo into a Sahiwal recipient cow.

NDRI Karnal unlocks IVF future for Uttarakhand’s elite Badri cattle

NDRI director Dheer Singh said OPU-IVF could enable multiple embryos to be produced from genetically superior females, accelerating the multiplication of elite germplasm

Karnal, Uttarakhand scientists’ feat — calf born through surrogacy - The Tribune

The scientists of the ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (ICAR-NDRI) and GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, have jointly produced Uttarakhand’s state cattle breed Badri calf using ovum pick-up and in-vitro fertilisation (OPU-IVF) technology. This calf was produced through surrogacy in Uttarakhand. An embryo of Badri cattle was developed in a lab and later transferred to a Sahiwal cow for surrogacy.

GBPUAT & NDRI deliver first Badri calf via OPU-IVF - Pioneer Edge | Uttarakhand News in English | Dehradun News Today

PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Pantnagar  A joint team of scientists from the department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology and National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal has achieved a genetic improvement of the Badri cattle breed. As a result of the team’s …