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Streamlining
storage and
supply of liquid
nitrogen:
This is proposed
to be
accomplished by
sourcing supply
from industrial
gas
manufacturers
and setting up
infrastructure
for bulk
transport and
bulk storage.
Liquid Nitrogen Distribution System –
State Implementing Agency is supply liquid nitrogen to the Govt. A.I. Center and semen Bank and the expenditure is born by the department and Animal Husbandry.
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2 |
Promotion
of private
mobile AI
practice for
doorstep
delivery of AI
services:
This is proposed
to be
accomplished
through training
in AI practice;
support for
acquisition of
equipment;
stipend during
initial practice
period and;
provision for
regular supply
of frozen semen
and liquid
nitrogen at
production cost. |
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3 |
Conversion
of existing
stationary
Government AI
centers to
mobile practices:
This is
proposed to be
achieved by
providing
portable liquid
nitrogen
containers;
supply of
quality genetic
inputs and
authorizing
private practice
at farmer's
doorstep to
provide more
effective and
timely AI
service to
bovines.
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4 |
Quality
control of goods
and services at
sperm stations,
semen banks &
training
institutions:
This is proposed
to be achieved
by appropriate
strengthening of
these
institutions,
laying down
standards for
bulls/semen and
establishment of
a computer
network for
close
monitoring.
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5 |
Study
of breeding
systems in areas
out of reach of
AI:
This will be
necessary not
only to create
an understanding
of the systems
in vogue and
farmers'
preferences, but
also to bring
about systematic
improvement in
these areas in
far larger
number of
uncovered
animals than
those presently
covered under
AI. Many of the
owners of good
specimens of
indigenous
breeds in
breeding tracts
do not accept AI
for breeding
their animals
and resort to
natural mating.
It will be
necessary to
provide them
access to good
quality breeding
bulls to avoid
degeneration of
their stock. |
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6 |
Institutional
restructuring:
It will be
necessary to
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a) |
Incorporate/nominate
specialized
autonomous and
professional
State
Implementing
Agencies for
managing
production and
supply of
genetic inputs
and liquid
nitrogen on a
sustained basis,
by building
professionalism
in breeding
operations which
is highly
lacking today;
and
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b) |
Set
up a specialized
National Body
to:
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provide
technical
backstopping
to the
project,
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network
with
scientific
institutions,
ICAR
Institutes and
State
Agricultural
Universities,
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operate
a national
semen grid for
identifying
and
transferring
semen to
manage optimal
use of genetic
inputs,
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evolve
and
operationalise
national
standards for
semen
production and
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bring
about
improvement of
our indigenous
breeds, whose
tracts runs
across States,a task highly
neglected so
far.
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Other
allied
activities:
Pre-project
survey, project
preparation and
appraisal as
well as rapid
computerization
of sperm
stations, farms,
field
performance
recording units
etc. will also
be covered under
the Project.
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