(a) whether the Government propose to import heifers and bulls to achieve semen production in order to increase animal population;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reason therefor?
(a) whether the Government propose to import heifers and bulls to achieve semen production in order to increase animal population;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reason therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (DR. DEBENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) (b) & (c ): Yes, Sir.
Import of bulls and heifers for the Bull Mother Farms and Frozen Semen Bull Stations in the country is needed for the production of Frozen Semen. The semen is used for the genetic upgradation of the low producing cattle and not to increase the cattle population.