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SECTION III
INAPH AND ANIMAL BREEDING
y
y
The information system on animal breeding is
able to record all the interventions carried out
in breeding like AI done, Pregnancy Diagnosis,
Calving, Milk Recording, Typing etc.
y
y
The recordings can be made only at individual
animal level where an identification number is
required. The data is used to select the elite cows
and for production of high genetic merit bulls
through Progeny Testing (See chapter F in Section
XIII in Part I)
The farmer is benefitted in the following ways:
1.
All information on the milk yield of the
animal in various lactations are available in
the system.
2.
The farmer gets timely SMS alerts on his
registeredmobile on thebreeding services due
on his animal like next heat due, pregnancy
diagnosis date, calving date etc.
3.
The data helps to identify the best milking
animals and bulls in the country which would
be used to increase the milk production of
the future generations of dairy cattle and
buffalo.