Murrah buffalo bulls from India to be used for crossbreeding: MoALD

KATHMANDU: The Government of India will gift Nepal 15 Murrah buffalo bulls which will be used for crossbreeding through artificial insemination in at least 100,000 buffaloes to increase milk production. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) on Sunday said that there will be substantive growth in milk production through crossbreeding from artificial insemination on at least 100,000 buffaloes after the production of 150,000 doses of semen from 15 Murrah buffalo bulls in a year after three years. During the recent India visit of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed to provide the Murrah buffalo bulls to Nepal. The Ministry has made it clear that the Murrah buffalo bulls were sought from the Government of Nepal with India on different dates on the basis of Nepal-India Joint Agriculture Group meeting held in 2018. It is said that preparations are ongoing for the visit of Nepali experts and technicians to Indian farms for the observation of its technical aspects. After the finalisation of the technical aspects, the Murrah buffaloes will be made available to the Nepali side at Nepal's customs points from the Indian side. The Murrah buffalo bulls will be managed in Pokhara, Nepalgunj and Lahan-based offices of National Livestock Breeding Office of the Department of Livestock Services. By RSS READ ALSO:

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