NDDB Trains African Scientists in Dairy Biotechnology
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is conducting a three-week international training programme on Ovum Pick-Up (OPU), In Vitro Embryo Production (IVEP) and Embryo Transfer (ET) technologies for scientists from Botswana and Burundi, reinforcing India’s growing role in global dairy capacity building. The programme, running from July 20 to August 2026, is being organised under…
Embryo Strategy Drives Shift to Holsteins
A U.S. dairy is rapidly reshaping its herd by using IVF embryo technology to replace Jersey cows with Holsteins, responding to changing market signals that increasingly favour higher milk volume production over component-focused systems. The strategy allows the farm to accelerate genetic transition by implanting Holstein embryos into existing cows, avoiding the slower process of…
India scales up Pure Gir embryo transfer programme
India has successfully implemented its first large-scale Pure Gir embryo transfer programme, marking a major advancement in indigenous cattle genetics and dairy productivity. The initiative, led by Leads Genetics, completed its first phase in December 2025, during which in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) was successfully carried out in 116 cows, demonstrating the scalability of advanced breeding technologies…