BAIF Central Research Station
The Central Cattle
Breeding Farm maintains
529 animals of exotic
females and bull and
bull calves of various
breeds of cattle and
buffaloes. Under the bull
procurement programme,
14 calves of varying ages
are being maintained and
530 potential bull mothers
have been identified.
Field performance
recording is an on-going
activity.
To improve the genetic
base of exotic breeds,
40 HF embryos were
imported from the United
States and 12 embryos
were transferred with
50% success. 72.23 lakh
frozen semen straws were
produced at CRS from
214 elite bulls of purebred
exotics, HF and Jersey,
crossbreds, indigenous
breeds and buffalo breeds
with Minimum Standard
Protocol. To meet the
demand for quality semen
doses, frozen semen
production has also been
started at another Frozen
Semen Station at Jind in
Haryana with 1.70 lakh
semen doses with 22
elite bulls of indigenous
breeds.
The Molecular Genetics
and Reproduction
Biotechnology Laboratory
is maintaining 4000
DNA samples of various
breeds. Genetic
Disorder Testing and
Karyotyping were
performed for more than
100 samples from semen
freezing laboratories in
Maharashtra, Himachal
Pradesh, Karnataka,
Punjab and Madhya
Pradesh. The Disease
investigation laboratory
was engaged in
biochemical profiling
of animals and routine
disease investigations.
Under the Krishna Valley
breed ex-situ conservation
project, 5290 AI were
performed and 504
male and 443 female
calves were born. 64
Government-operated
AI centres of Bagalkot
district of Karnataka,
availed of Krishna Valley
semen for breeding of field
animals and the demand
is increasing. The field
performance recording
of Khillar breed is in
progress, in 10 clusters
of Sangli, Satara and
Solapur districts.
Under the Field Progeny
Testing programme
of Holstein Friesian
Crossbred bulls of ICAR
coordinated project, 1480
farmers were registered
in Western Maharashtra.
Semen of a total of 188
bulls was distributed from
four different institutions
across the country for
evaluation in the past
covering nine bull batches
and out of them, 105 bulls
were contributed by BAIF.
Presently, the ninth batch
of 21 bulls is in progress.
The progeny performance
recording of the first 5 bull
batches revealed that the
average performance was
2931.73 kg from 2324
progenies, born out of 103
sires.
The Animal Nutrition
laboratory and Production
Unit is engaged in the
formulation, testing and
production of improved
feed and mineral mixture
for the crossbred animals.
A Bypass Protein and
Bypass Fat Production
Unit has been established
at Wagholi. A research
study on impact of
DSM Premix containing
micronutrients on milk
yield and reproductive
performance was
undertaken.
Under the All India
Coordinated Research
Project on improvement
of feed resources and
nutrient utilisation in
raising animal production,
mineral mapping in
Solapur district was
undertaken. Studies on
compensatory feeding
on the performance of
lactating cows and feeding
azolla on semen quality
of breeding bulls are in
progress.
Under the All India
Coordinated Research
Project on Forage Crops,
collection of maize and
lucerne germplasm was
made in Satpuda hill
ranges of Maharashtra
and Kutchh area of
Gujarat. Under the crop
improvement programme,
10 landraces of maize
and two landraces each of
pearl millet and sorghum
were evaluated. 32
landraces of lucerne
are being assessed for
forage yield and quality
parameters. New
breeding material of
forage crops and grasses
were evaluated by
conducting 18 breeding
trials in kharif and rabi
seasons under multilocations.
Similarly,
four Agronomy trials
were conducted for
development of new
production technology.
Technology transfer in
fodder production of kharif and rabi forages
was undertaken through
60 Field Technology
Demonstrations in
farmers' fields.
Under the forage
crop seed production
programme through rural
women, seed production
programme of maize
African Tall, cowpea UPC
9202 in kharif and Lucerne
RL 88, berseem Wardan
and oats Kent in rabi was
undertaken. 60 tons of
Breeder, Foundation,
Certified and Truthful
seeds were produced.
Simultaneously, planting
materials of Hybrid Napier
(BNH-10), Guinea grass
and Cenchrus grass were
multiplied and 17.60 lakh
slips and cuttings were supplied to dairy farmers,
cooperative dairies and
private and Government
institutions. The
centralised facility for seed
processing was availed
by the seed growers for
grading of seeds.
To popularise ecofriendly
agriculture, 32 kg
earthworms, 32 litres of
vermiwash and 39 tons
of vermicompost were
produced and made
available during the year.
Production of Biofertiliser
and Biocontrol products
was undertaken for
various crops and supplied
to the farmers.
The Community Health
Research Centre (CHRC)
provided diagnostic
services to 2388 human beings and conducted
4150 pathological tests,
in addition to screening of
1191 animals and carrying
out 5443 pathological
tests. The CHRC also
coordinated development
programmes initiated
through 152 SHGs in
Haveli, Daund and Indapur
blocks of Pune district. 9
training programmes have
been conducted for more
than 250 SHG leaders /
members of Urulikanchan
and Haveli blocks.
Production and marketing
of sanitary accessory by
the local SHGs has spread
awareness on good
hygienic practices among
women. So far, Rs. 9.17
lakhs worth material have
been disbursed among the
members of the SHGs.
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