Unified Genomic Chip

11 Nov 2024 12:19:09 pm

Tags : Unified Genomic Chip

Topic: Livestock

Why in the news?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Unified Genomic Chip’ - aimed at helping farmers identify high-quality cattle early and enhance dairy farming efficiency in India.
At the event, PM Modi also launched a new indigenous technology for producing sex-sorted semen, which is designed to enhance the availability of sex-sorted semen for farmers, making it easier for them to select desired animal breeds. The project is a push for the ‘Make in India’ initiative and will help the farmers reduce the cost by about Rs 200 per dose.
It coincided with the release of the 18th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme by PM Modi. PM-Kisan facilitates direct financial benefits amounting to over Rs 20,000 crore for the farmers ‘without involvement of any middlemen’.

Source: Business Standard

About Unified Genomic Chip:

It aimed at helping farmers identify high-quality cattle early and enhance dairy farming efficiency in India.
It comes in two versions i.e. the ‘Gau Chip’ for cattle and the ‘Mahish Chip’ for buffalo.
It is developed by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), under the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
Its purpose is to help the farmers to make informed decisions on animal selection by identifying young, high-quality bulls at an early age.
It is tailored for Indian cattle breeds and will help improve the quality of cattle and enhance the dairy farming sector.

Sex Sorted Semen Technology

Sex Sorted Semen is the \'gender selected\' semen used in Artificial Insemination (AI) for cattle and buffaloes to produce more than 90% selected gender (females).
It is very effective in breed improvement and till now it was manufactured by multinational companies.
The National Dairy Development Board under the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, has developed the indigenous technology of sex sorted semen worth Rs. 250.
The IVF technology is also being used for this purpose.
DAHD target: It has now planned to produce a minimum of 10 lakh sexed semen doses annually for the ongoing artificial insemination (AI) programme.

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