Breeding policy
a) In order to improve the body size and body weight of the local cattle both forproducing good work animals as well as a good foundation stock for cross breeding,Haryana breed will be used only for upgrading nondescript animals of relatively larger size available for any other areas. In the districts like Kalahandi, Nuapada & Koraput, short statured cattle are generally used for draught purposes. These cattle are used to pull bullock carts with wheels of smaller size. It will, therefore, be desirable to use Red Sindhi to upgrade these cattle for producing dual purpose progenies.
b) For milch animal production, it will be necessary to upgrade the local cattle withexotic bulls. Jersey and Holstein will be used as improver breeds. However, looking to climatic condition of the state and taking economic condition of the farmers into consideration, Jersey has been anticipated as the breed of choice for large scale cross breeding of the local cattle. Holstein, however, can be used as improver breed only in limited areas where ambient temperature does not go very high.
c) The inter se mating population should be of exotic & local bulls. This will avoid procurement of large number of exotic and Haryana bulls and also local half breds will be more adoptive.
d) Murrah buffalo bulls can be used for upgrading the local buffaloes for producing dual purpose animals (milch and draught). In order to maintain and conserve local breeds for buffaloes, certain areas in the breeding tracts of Parlakhemundi, Sambalpur and Chilika may be earmarked for selective breeding by using selected buffaloes bulls of respective breeds.
e)In order to preserve the native breeds (germplasm) like Binjharpuri, Ghumsari, Motu Khariar in their home tracts from its extinction / dilution, efforts should be made to preserve them. Research on breeding of cows and buffaloes and performance of the progenies may be taken up.
e) The maximum level of exotic blood is preferably maintained at 62.5%.
Project Implementation
Four implementing agencies will be involved with project implementation in addition
to any voluntary agencies and bilateral projects designated by the Government of Orissa:
(i) The Orissa Livestock Resource Development Society (OLRDS),
(ii) The Department of Fisheries and ARD,
(iii) The Orissa State Co-operative Milk Producers Federation (OMFED),
(iv) The Utkal Gomangal Samiti. (UGS)
The OLRDS will be the principal implementing agency for the cattle and buffalo breeding plan. It will generate all the genetic inputs for breeding like evaluated bulls, frozen semen, liquid nitrogen and will deliver the semen and liquid nitrogen to all AI practitioners in the state, on a regular, systematic and continued basis. All infrastructures for AI except the field AI centers will be transferred to the society. The Society will establish additional facilities needed.
The Department of Fisheries and ARD will continue to own and operate all the AI centres, but will progressively convert them into mobile practices delivering AI at the farmers door-step. The Department will train Inseminators and all Inseminators under all agencies practicing AI in the state will be tested and licensed by the Department.
The OMFED will convert all the existing DCS AI centers into mobile cluster AI practices to bring all DCSs under AI coverage. The OMFED and the milk unions will carry out the field recording programme for progeny testing on behalf of the OLRDS and will be reimbursed all costs for the programme by OLRDS.
The Utkal Gomangal Samiti will be responsible for launching a large Natural Service (NS) Bull programme for providing breeding facilities in villages where AI is not feasible. They will select and raise the Haryana, cross bred and Murrah bulls required for the NS Scheme. The UGS will also launch a promotion and rearing programme for popularizing
cross bred bullocks among the farming community. |
