In a first, a female calf of 'Sahiwal' breed was born to a crossbred Jersey cow at the Central Cattle Breeding & Research Farm here, using embryo transplant technology, an official spokesman said Saturday.
The calf was born at the Belicharana farm Friday, the spokesman said.
He said the seven-day-old frozen 'Sahiwal' embryo was transplanted in a crossbred Jersey cow on December 4 last year.
The project was undertaken by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Jammu in collaboration with the National Dairy Development Board, the spokesman said, adding the local team was headed by D S Bindra, the Superintendent Central Veterinary Hospital in Jammu.
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