Policy Notes - TNAU Agritech Portal

are to be bred with bulls of 50% HolsteinFriesian inheritance by inter se mating. Upgrading of Non-descript and Graded buffaloeswith Murrah. Pure breeding of Toda buffaloes in the highranges of the Nilgiris.CATTLE AND BUFFALO DEVELOPMENTThe total cattle population of 91.41 lakhsaccounts for 36.65% of total livestock in the State.Cattle comprises 84.64 % of the total bovinesreared in the State. The exotic, crossbred,indigenous and native pure account for 0.44%,55.79%, 6.01% and 37.76% respectively. Buffalocomprises 15.36% of the total bovine populationand 7 % of the total livestock in the State.Non-descript animals have low productiontraits but higher disease and thermal resistant traitswhereas the exotic breeds have higher productionbut lower resistant traits. Therefore, appropriateblood level crossing is derived and crossbreeding isbeing carried out.FROZEN SEMEN PRODUCTIONTo cater to the needs of the ArtificialInsemination Centres, 3 Frozen Semen ProductionStations are functioning in the State. The MinimumStandard Protocol (MSP) guidelines prescribed bythe Government of India are strictly adhered to inthese Frozen Semen Production Stations to ensureproduction of quality semen. All the 3 Stations arein the process of upgrading to ISO standards.A total number of 238 breeding bulls ofJersey, Holstein Friesian, Sindhi, Crossbred,Kangeyam, Umbalachery and Murrah are stationedin these Farms and mini straws are produced in allthe Frozen Semen Production Stations. During theyear 2009-10, 11 bulls were purchased and 78breeding bulls which were not upto the MinimumStandard Protocol were culled to improve thequality of the Frozen Semen Straws produced in theabove farms.2627