Sach Gaurav: India’s First Cloned Assamese Buffalo

The Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB) has cloned an Assamese buffalo male calf for the first time.

• The calf was born to a Murrah buffalo. It was also the first to be born in the field, 100 kms from the cloning laboratory at Hi Tech Sach Dairy Farm in Hisar.
• It was the second cloned male produced by ICAR-CIRB after Hisar-Gaurav, born December 11, 2015.
• The ovaries of Murrah buffaloes were used as a source of recipient oocytes. Small tissue of Assamese buffalo was airlifted from Veterinary College, Khannapara, Guwhati, 2000 km away from the cloning laboratory to culture establish ....