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.
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