A cloned buffalo calf was born at the Karnal based National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI)on Sunday 22nd August,2010. Where two calves were cloned a year ago, the Indian cocuncil of Agriculture Research (ICAR) announced on Monday 23rd August.
The buffalo calf, namedGarima II,was born through the new and advanced hand guided cloning technique’.It weights 32 kg and is apparently normal and healthy. This cloned baffalo calf is different from the earlier clone calf because, in this case, the used donor cell was an embryonia cell”
The technology could go along way in faciliating faster multiplication of superior milch buffaloes in the country. The technology of cloning will decrease the gap between supply and demand by breeding the bulls in theshortest possible time.
The world’s largest population of buffaloes was in India and it contributed about 55 percent to the total milk producation in the country.The world’s first buffalo calf through the hand-guided cloning technique’ developed by the NDRI was born on February 6, but it could not survive beyond five days.
The second cloned calf, Garima-I was born on June6, 2009.It survived and is reportedly healthy.
Prof.John Kurakar
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