IndiGau: India’s First Cattle Genomic Chip
On 13th August, 2021, the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad has launched a chip called IndiGau.
About IndiGau
- It is India’s first Cattle Genomic Chip for the conservation of pure varieties of indigenous cattle breeds like, Gir, Kankrej, Sahiwal, Ongole, etc.
- It is purely indigenous and the largest cattle chip in the world.
- It has 11,496 markers more than that placed on 777K Illumina chip of US & UK breeds.
Utility and Impact
- Improving Productivity: These low density SNP chips will also play an important role in trait detection, like high milk yield or heat tolerance.This will eventually help in ....
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