NDRI: India's 1st cloned indigenous breed (Gir) cow calf named 'Ganga' growing well

India’s first cloned Gir female calf named ‘Ganga’ weighing 32 kilograms was born and is now growing well, National Dairy Research Institute informed in a statement on Monday.

NDRI, Karnal is working on cloning of indigenous cow breeds such as Gir and Sahiwal.

Gir, a native breed of Gujarat is becoming popular among dairy farmers because of its docile nature and goodness of milk.