18 JUNE : The world's second cloned buffalo calf has been produced successfully through a new and advanced 'Hand-guided Cloning Technique' at National Dairy Research Institute, at Karnal (Haryana).
Earlier, the N.D.R.I, Karnal had also produced the world's first cloned buffalo calf on 6th February, 2009 but it could not survive.
The second cloned buffalo calf is a female and was born through caesarian operation at N.D.R. I, Karnal. The weight of the baby calf was 43 kg at the time of birth. She is healthy and having normal weight gain like other naturally born calves.
This cloning technique developed at N.D.R.I, Karnal, has a potential to create elite breed of buffaloes of desired sex which will contribute in further increasing India's milk production.
The team of the scientists involved in this cloning experiment was headed by Dr. A.K.Srivastav, the Director and Vice-Chancellor of N.D.R.I and included Dr. Suresh K.Singla, Dr. R.S.Manik, Dr. M.S.Chauhan, Dr. P.Palta, Dr. Shiv Prasad, Dr. R.A.Shah and Dr. Aman George.
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By : News Team
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