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| Welcome to Project Directorate on Cattle - Meerut |
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| Director's Message |
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Innovations play an important role in food production as well as in optimizing resource utilization by farmers. An innovation is an idea, practice or object that is perceived as new by an individual or others in a given system. The technologies/practices that are developed through research are innovations which may be new varieties of crops and plants, new breeds of livestock, new chemicals and medicines, new technique of doing things etc. |
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Cattle rearing is an integral part of Indian farming system which is now fairly organized to become dairy industry. Country has the largest number of cattle population (199.01 million) including 33.0 million crossbreds to suit different category of farmers in various agro climatic conditions, and continues to be the highest producer of milk (112 MMT in 2009-10) contributing Rs. 1100850 million to GDP.
In addition, cattle draft power, dung, meat, hide and skin also contribute significantly to out put from cattle sector. Majority of the cattle population is however, non-descript capable of producing approximately 500 kg milk in lactation. With shrinking resources, there is urgent need to genetically improve and manage these animals through modern scientific tools to enhance their productivity. The project Directorate on Cattle aim to improve cattle productivity in the country, through different developmental programmes.
This website presents comprehensive information on this Directorate. I believe that the information available on the site will be useful to viewers including students, planners and those who are engaged in cattle rearing & development programmes. |
Dr. Arjava Sharma
PROJECT DIRECTOR |
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| PDC News |
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| Research Highlights |
- Frieswal breed of cattle (5/8 Holstein Friesian + 3/8 Sahiwal) is under the process of development at different Military Farms of the country.
- A total of 90 Frieswal bulls have been evaluated for their genetic worth on the basis of 1st lactation performance of their daughters.
- Genetic improvement programme of Kankrej, Sahiwal & Gir breeds has been initiated in their native tracts.
- FPT programme has been strengthened by incorporating two more units at Gangtok (Sikkim) and Pantnagar (Uttrakhand).
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| ‘गौरक्षा मुझे मनुष्य के सारे विकास क्रम में सबसे अलौकिक वस्तु मालूम हुई है।’ |
| महात्मा गाँधी |
| ‘एक गाय की हत्या करके एक समय में केवल 20 व्यक्तियों को ही भोजन दिया जा सकता है, जबकि वही गाय अपने पूरे जीवनकाल में कम से कम 20,000 लोगों को अपने दूध से अमृत तुल्य तृप्ति प्रदान कर सकती है।’ |
| महर्षि दयानंद सरस्वती |
| गौ सेवा-देश सेवा के समान है। कृपया गोधन विकास एवं संरक्षण में सहयोग दें। |
| निदेशक एवं स्टाफ, गोपशु परियोजना निदेशालय - मेरठ |
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Dr. Umesh Singh, Principal Scientist, I/C ARIS Cell
Shri S.K. Sharma, T-4 |
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