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) 2 Veterinarians of Department of AnimalHusbandry have been trained in QualityControl of Bovine semen at SabarmatiAshram Gaushala, Bidaj, Gujarat.c) 3 Veterinarians of Department of AnimalHusbandry and 1 veterinarian of Tamil NaduCo-operative Milk Producers’ FederationLimited have been trained in Breeding BullManagement, Frozen Semen Technologyand Artificial Insemination at BAIF, Pune.d) 48 veterinarians of Department of AnimalHusbandry have been given refreshertraining at Madras Veterinary College on“Current trends in managing infertility inbovines”.e) 56 Village level workers have been givenretraining on bovine breeding at the trainingcentres of the District Co-operative MilkProducers' Union at Vellore, Salem,Villupuram and Madurai.f) 22 rural youth have been trained to take upArtificial Insemination work.7. Progeny Testing Scheme (PTS)Progeny testing of fourth batch of 13Crossbred Jersey bulls has been completed. Thefifth batch of 23 Crossbred Jersey bulls and sixthbatch of 20 Crossbred Jersey bulls are underprogeny testing programme implemented by theTamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers' Federationwith the financial assistance from Tamil NaduLivestock Development Agency.8. Field Performance Recording Programme(FPRP)This programme is implemented by TamilNadu Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation withthe financial assistance from the Tamil NaduLivestock Development Agency. During the year2008-09, under the second set, 1336 eliteCrossbred Jersey cows have been enrolled frommore than 150 Milk Producers' Co-operativeSocieties of 7 District Co-operative Milk Producers'Unions covering 13 revenue districts. From the elite9899