Odisha introduces ‘Sex Sorted Semen’ expertise to spice up dairy sector 

By PTI

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha authorities has launched the ‘Sex Sorted Semen’ expertise beneath the bogus insemination programme in a bid to spice up the state’s dairy sector and improve the earnings of farmers.

The expertise will guarantee as much as 90 per cent probability of manufacturing of feminine calves with excessive genetic benefit together with discount of male progeny, thereby lowering the burden of farmers to handle male bull calves, state Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo mentioned at a operate right here on Wednesday to mark the launch.

Male and feminine calves born are within the ratio of fifty:50 whereas utilizing the conventional unsexed semen. Over the years there was much less demand for male calves and farmers depart them to stray, inflicting a rise within the stray cattle inhabitants.

“Sex sorted semen technology will enhance the milk production in the state through production of around 90 per cent of female calves,” the minister mentioned.

The fisheries and animal assets growth division is specializing in cattle breed enchancment packages to extend milk manufacturing with use of semen of excessive genetic potential bulls, he mentioned. He mentioned bovine breeding prior to now 20 years has performed a key function in boosting farmers’ earnings within the state.

Milk manufacturing within the state has elevated round threefold through the interval from 8.75 lakh metric tons in 2000 to over 23.731akh metric tons in 2021.

With dairy growth recognized as an engine of development for farmers, girls self assist teams and entrepreneurs, the federal government has taken up genertic enchancment of breed by synthetic insemination in a mission mode. Currently round 15 lakh cows are being inseminated yearly freed from value, Sahoo mentioned.

Besides, a lot of measures have been taken up for the event of livestock farmers and over 2,63,000 dairy farmers of the state at the moment are capable of promote their milk to OMFED (Odisha milk federation) by 3700 milk producers’ cooperative societies.

Sahoo mentioned immunisation of livestock inhabitants is being taken up as a marketing campaign twice a 12 months to regulate foot and mouth illness, which is taken into account a killer illness in cattle. Fodder cultivation is inspired by promotion of excessive yielding species of annual and perennial fodder species.

Elaborating on the measures taken by the state authorities to advertise the dairy sector, the minister mentioned subsidy of as much as Rs 50 lakh is being offered to farmers and entrepreneurs beneath Mukhyamantree Krushi Udyog Yojana to arrange new dairy items and milk processing crops.

Odisha Agriculture Production commissioner, Sanjeev Chopra mentioned that intercourse sorted semen of superior breeds such because the Gir, Sahiwal, crossbred Jersey and Holstein Friesian can be obtainable for farmers within the state.

The synthetic insemination programme is being carried out in accordance with the Odisha Bovine Breeding Policy, he mentioned.

Principal secretary to the animal assets growth division, R Raghu Prasad mentioned that the intercourse sorted semen programme shall be carried out in all districts of Odisha and the state authorities will present 75 per cent subsidy to the dairy farmers.

While the price of a single dose of intercourse sorted semen is Rs 715, the federal government gives it to dairy farmers at Rs 180 per dose, he mentioned.

In areas lined by Odisha Mineral Bearing Area Development Corporation program, the intercourse sorted semen program shall be given 100 per cent subsidy. During 2022- 23, initially over 5.50 lakh doses of intercourse sorted semen shall be utilized to cowl over 1.20 lakh dairy animals within the state, Prasad mentioned.