National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources

Interactive Meet on Characterization and Registration of AnGR Organized at NASC Complex, New Delhi (03.12.2018)
The ICAR and ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resource, Karnal organized a stakeholder’s meet on Characterization and Registration of Animal Genetic Resources in India today at NASC Complex, New Delhi. Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR), in his inaugural address, emphasized on the need for quick characterization and registration of all kinds of animal genetic resources in the country, preferably within five years. He urged the Animal Husbandry Departments, Universities, ICAR and NGOs to come together for the accomplishment of this goal. Dr. Joykrushna Jena, Deputy Director General (Animal Science /Fisheries Science) emphasized on the need of characterization and registration of Animal Genetic Resources in India to improve livestock and thereby, farmer’s income. He said that there is a need to develop a comprehensive road map for an early characterization and registration of livestock and poultry breeds. Dr. Jena also announced that skill development in this regard would be taken up by ICAR, NBAGR, Karnal with the organizing of adequate training programmes. Dr Arjava Sharma, Director, ICAR-NBAGR briefed about the current status of Characterization and Registration of Animal Genetic Resources in India. He informed that in India, the process of registration of livestock and poultry breeds was initiated by registering 129 extant breeds of livestock and poultry and thereafter within the last 10 years, another 54 new livestock and poultry populations were registered as new breeds. Therefore, a total 183 breeds of livestock and poultry have been registered by now. Dr. Suresh S. Honappagol, Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Government of India briefed about the government’s policies and programmes being carried out for animal genetic resources of India and also urged the AHDs / LDBs / Universities to conduct the regional meetings for speeding up the job of characterization and registration of animal genetic resources. Mr. P. Vivekanandan, Chief of the NGO- SEVA presented on need of legislation on Registration of livestock breeds and protection of Livestock Keepers’ Rights. The meeting was attended by Animal Husbandry Officers & State Livestock Development Board Officers of more than 16 States, Officers/Professors from 12 state University including two Vice Chancellors; representatives of 10 NGOs and 45 ICAR Institute RMP Scientists/ Senior level scientists. During the technical sessions of the meet, presentations were made by Dr. P.K. Singh on cattle and buffalo, Dr. N.K. Verma on sheep and goats, Dr. S.K. Niranjan on Pig and other livestock species and Dr. M.S. Tantia on Poultry species. The technical sessions were chaired by Dr. J.K. Jena, DDG (AS), ICAR and Dr. Suresh Honappagol (AHC), Dr. Arjava Shrama (Director), Dr. R.S. Gandhi (ADG), Dr. Rameshwar Singh (VC, BASU, Patna) and Dr. Vishnu Sharma (VC, RAJUVAS) acted as moderators.

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