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Rathi and Gir etc, NBAGR Director Dr. B.K. Joshi
said. "The counter allele to A2 is A1, which is considered
to be associated with diabetic, obesity, cardiovascular
diseases etc," added Dr. Joshi.
"The foreign breeds of cows produce more milk
than Indian varieties, but due to more concentration of
A1 gene in those breeds, the milk is of low quality," the
report said, adding that the long-term use of such milk
may cause several health disorders.
The scientists scanned 22 breeds of Indian cows and
found that in five milk yielding Indian cows – Red Sindhi,
Sahiwal, Tharparkar, Rathi and Gir – the status of the A2
allele was 100 per cent, while in other Indian breeds used
for farming, its status was around 94 per cent.
The scientists also scanned the status of this allele
in the two most popular foreign breeds in India, Holstein
Friesian and Jersey, in which the status of the A2 allele
was only 60 per cent.
OBITUARY
Dr K.K. Iya
1920-2011
DECEMBER 2011
DR K.K. IYA, Past President, Indian Dairy Association and one of the founding
fathers of the Association left for his heavenly abode on 6th December 2011 in
Bangalore. He is survived by two sons and a daughter. The Indian Dairy
Association is immensely grieved at his sad demise and offers its heartfelt
condolences to the bereaved family.
Dr. Iya was the President of the Indian Dairy Association in 1967. Born
on June 26, 1920 in Mumbai, he passed the Indian Dairy Diploma with Honours
in 1939. He was the first Indian to obtain Doctorate in Dairy Microbiology and
was the first formally trained and qualified Biotechnologist in India. NDRI
honoured him with the Golden Jubilee Award and conferred D.Sc. (Honoris
Causa) degree in 1998.
Dr. Iya was appointed UNICEF coordinator of Dairy Education, a member of FAO panel in Rome
and a member of WHO/FAO milk sanitation and hygiene panel. He was also nominated as the Team
Leader of Regional Project on Livestock Development at Bangkok
on FAOP/UNDP assignment.
Dr. K.K. Iya was conferred with the Patronship of the
Association in recognition of outstanding services rendered by him
in furthering the growth of IDA and the dairy industry. The award
was presented by Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman,
Planning Commission, Government of India during the 34th Dairy
Industry Conference at Bangalore in 2005.
Dr. Iya was a Life Member of IDA. His demise has been a
huge loss to the entire dairy fraternity and he shall be remembered
for his invaluable contribution to the field.
INDIAN DAIRYMAN
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