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The Project
envisages 100% grant-in-aid to implementing
agencies to achieve the following objectives
(i) To arrange delivery of a vastly improved
artificial insemination service at the farmers'
door-step
(ii) to progressively bring all breedable
females among cattle and buffalo, under
organized breeding through artificial
insemination or Natural Service by high quality
bulls, within a period of ten years;
(iii) to undertake breed improvement programme
for indigenous cattle and buffalo breeds so as
to improve their genetic qualities as well as
their availability; and
(iv) to provide quality breeding inputs in
breeding tract of important indigenous breeds
so as to prevent the breeds from deterioration
and extinction.
These objectives
are sought to be realized by :
(a) Establishing appropriate institutional
structures to channel and supply high quality
breeding inputs and services,
(b) Setting up
national standards for bulls, semen, semen
laboratories and AI services to guarantee
quality assurance,
(c) Training of
inseminators and professionals based on
nationally accepted curriculum and hands - on
practices,
(d) Regulating and
strengthening breeding system in area covered by
natural service.
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