Sach Gaurav: India’s First Cloned Assamese Buffalo

The Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB) has cloned an Assamese buffalo male calf for the first time.

  • The calf was born to a Murrah buffalo. It was also the first to be born in the field, 100 kms from the cloning laboratory at Hi Tech Sach Dairy Farm in Hisar.
  • It was the second cloned male produced by ICAR-CIRB after Hisar-Gaurav, born December 11, 2015.
  • The ovaries of Murrah buffaloes were used as a source of recipient oocytes. Small tissue of Assamese buffalo was airlifted from Veterinary College, Khannapara, Guwhati, 2000 km away from the cloning laboratory to culture establish the donor cells.
  • Indian Council of Agricultural Research-CIRB is a central institute and it has a mandate to conserve superior animals of all buffalo breeds.

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