Dudhsagar Dairy
Mehsana District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd.

Animal Breeding

Animal Breeding Department

Animal Breeding Department of Dudhsagar Dairy entrusted to look after Animal Breeding activity with aim of increasing milk productivity of dairy animals in Mehsana Milkshed area. Milk production potential of animals inherited from parents as their genetic makeup (DNA). In the process of inheritance DAM and SIRE both plays equal role to decide genetic makeup of offspring. Dairy Animal Breeding is a science to ensure progressive improvement in genetic makeup generation after generation for desirable trait like milk yield, fat yield, Protein yield etc.

Mehsana Buffalo Progeny Testing Project

Mehsana buffalo, Kankrej & Crossbred cattle are important breeds of dairy animals in the Mehsana Milkshed area. Dudhsagar Dairy Mehsana recognizes importance of breeding since beginning and in 1979 established its own Semen station for extensive use of elite Bulls both for Cattle & Buffalo through Artificial Insemination. Dudhsagar dairy was first Cooperative in nation to implement systematic Field Progeny Testing Program for improvement of Mehsana Buffalo since 1985 under technical guidance of National Dairy Development Board, Anand. Extensive use of semen from High Genetic Merit Bull produced by nominated matting using semen of proven Mehsana Buffalo bulls along with improved management practices resulted in positive change in economic characters of Mehsana buffalo as under

Sr. No Criteria 1985 Status 2024-25 Status
1 Average First Lactation Milk Yield (FLMY 305 Day) (Kg) 1500 1927
2 Average Age at First Calving (Months) 56.2 46.1
3 Average Calving Interval (Months) 19.2 15.9

Till Mar 2025, total of 321 Mehsana Buffalo bulls in 28 successive batches have been put under testing. Since inception, 115611 Mehsana buffaloes have been identified and covered under the program. A total of 557223 Artificial Inseminations were performed and 53411 PT daughters born in the project area. Sires are evaluated on the basis of 305 days first lactation milk yield of daughters. After evaluation, the semen of top ranked bulls is used for nominated mating program for production of next generation bulls.

Presently our Mehsana Buffalo PT Project runs in 80 villages of Mehsana Milkshed area and is funded under Rastriya Gokul Mission, Government of India. Since 2012 Central Monitoring Unit (CMU) constituted by Government of India evaluates the project annually as per guideline of Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, GOI.

Artificial Insemination (AI)

The semen produced in the “A” grade semen station located at Pashu Samvardhan Kendra, Jagudan is utilized by the AI technicians located at various village dairy cooperative societies across our milkshed area.

Artificial Insemination (AI) Network and AI work

Particulars 2000-01 2010-11 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
AI Centres 384 646 777 792 799 758 748
Nos. of AI 342976 894439 886422 986251 842973 758967 755348

Demography of AI Centres

District Taluka Total AIC
Gandhinagar Kalol 26
Mansa 66
Mahesana Becharaji 7
Jotana 8
Kadi 29
Kheralu 83
Mahesana 45
Satlasana 82
Unjha 19
Vadnagar 47
Vijapur 75
Visnagar 57
Patan Chanasma 14
Harij 17
Patan 30
Sami 19
Sarasvati 81
Shankheshwar 5
Siddhapur 38
Milkshed Grand Total 748
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Nominated Matting

Buffalo: We produce High Genetic Merit Mehsana buffalo bulls through nominated matting of elite femalebuffaloes (dams) under milk recording in the PT Project with semen of top proven Mehsana Buffalosire.

Crossbred:We produced High Genetic Merit (HGM) F1 generation (HF x Kankrej) CBHF bulls through nominated matting of elite Kankrej (dams) cows in milkshed area with semen of proven HF sire(imported). Elite CB Cows also used for nominated matting to produce HGM CBHF Bulls.

1st April 2023 onward we are using Genomic Breeding Value provided by N.D.D.B, Anand to procure any HGM Bull Calves from field.

Genomics Selection Program

Buffalo & CB Cows: We are participating in Multi agency Mehsana Buffalo Genomics Project of 5 years. We undertaking performance recording of Mehsana Buffalos like Milk quantity, Milk component, Buffalo typing, Reproductive indices etc.

OPU-IVF & Embryo Transfer

We are participating to implement Accelerated Breed Improvement Program (ABIP) Under Rastriya Gokul Mission (RGM), GOI. In the ABIP program farmers animals are make pregnant using Embryo-Transfer Technology to produced high Yielding Animals. GOI is giving subsidy of Rs 5000/- for every pregnancy, Beneficiary had to pay only Rs 5000/- per pregnancy, Rest of all expenses born by Dudhsagar Dairy, Mehsana and GCMMF, Anand. From First February 2024 Farmers Had to Pay only Rs 2500/-

Particulars 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Total Embryo Transfer 229 476 628
Total Pregnancy 40 71 107
Total Calving 30 58 10*

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Dudhsagar Patrika

Dudhsagar Patrika is a magazine published by Dudhsagar Dairy which provides activity updates of Dudhsagar Dairy and learning on Dairy Farming, Cattle Feed, Animal Husbandry, Women Empowerment etc.

Address

Dudhsagar Dairy,
Mehsana District Co-operative Milk Producers' Union Ltd.
Post Box No.1,
Mehsana,
Gujarat 384 002,
India