Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary DARE & DG,
ICAR presided over a ceremony held at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi today for
awarding certificates to the applicants of breed registration.
List of Awardees:
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Dr
P.S. Bhandari, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department
of Animal Husbandry, Champawat, Uttarakhand was honoured
for registration of Badri cattle of Uttarakhand;
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Dr S. Jeyakumar, Senior Scientist along
with 7 others form ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair was awarded for Teressa
goat of A&N Islands;
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Dr
T.J. Harikrishnan and Dr T.
Ravimurugan were awarded for Kodi Adu goat and
Chevaadu sheep of Tamil Nadu respectively;
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Dr
Susanta Kumar Dash, Professor, OUAT, Bhubaneswar for Kendrapada sheep of Odisha
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Dr
(Ms) M. Catherine Rutsa, Assistant Professor, Nagaland
University for Tenyi Vo pig of Nagaland
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Dr S. Jeyakumar, Senior Scientist along
with 8 others were awarded for Nicobari pig of A&N
Islands
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Dr
Galib Uz Zaman and Dr Subimal Laskar, Professor, AAU,
Khanapara for Doom pig of Assam
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Dr Th. Ranadhir Singh from CAU Imphal, Dr P.K. Vij and Dr M.S.
Tantia from ICAR-NBAGR Karnal for Kaunayen chicken of
Manipur
Speaking
on the occasion, Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra appreciated the efforts of ICAR in
cataloguing the animal genetic resources of the country and emphasized that
registration of breeds will create a sense of ownership among local communities
responsible for development of breeds. Dr. T Mohapatra stressed that the
registration of various unique populations as breeds shall help in
inventorization, improvement, conservation and sustainable utilization of
animal genetic resources of the country.
Background Note
Registration is documentation of the knowledge,
skills and techniques (KST), and biological resources of local communities.
Recognizing the need for an authentic national documentation system of valuable
sovereign genetic resource with known characteristics, Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR) initiated the mechanism for “Registration of Animal Germplasm” through
National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR). In 2008, ICAR constituted
a Breed Registration Committee (BRC) under the chairmanship of Deputy Director General
(Animal Science), ICAR which includes Assistant Director General (AP&B),
ICAR; Assistant Director General (IP&TM), ICAR; Animal Husbandry
Commissioner or his nominee; representative of National Biodiversity Authority;
and Director, NBAGR as permanent members for the said purpose. This mechanism
is the sole recognized process for registration of “Animal Genetic Resources”
material at national level.
The Breed registration Committee in its meeting on
21st June, 2016 at New Delhi approved registration of nine new
breeds of livestock and poultry. This includes one breed of cattle, two breeds
each of goat and sheep, three breeds of pig, and one breed of chicken. After
including these newly registered breeds, total number of indigenous breeds now
in the country is 160, which include 40 for cattle, 13 for buffalo, 26 for
goat, 42 for sheep, 6 for horses & ponies, 9 for camel, 6 for pig, 1 for
donkey and 17 for chicken.
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Badri
cattle: These are indigenous cattle available in hilly
areas of Uttarakhand. Badri cattle are small in size having long legs and
varied body colours – black, brown, red, white or grey. These are well
adapted to the hilly terrain and climatic conditions and comparatively more
resistant to diseases. Estimated population is approximately 16 lakhs.
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Teressa Goat: It
is an indigenous goat breed maintained by Nicobari tribal farmers of Nicobar
group of islands. These goats are generally tall, sturdy, brownish or
dark tan or black or white in colour with white and black patches. Adult body
varies from 15 to 79kg. Estimated population is about 7,721.
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Kodi Adu Goat: Kodi
Adu goats are native to Thoothukudi & Ramanathapuram districts of Tamil
Nadu. These are tall, long, lean and leggy animals with compact body. They
are reared mainly for meat. Adult body varies from 15 to 59kg. Population of
these goats is about 1,67,000.
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Chevaadu sheep: Chevaadu
sheep are found in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. Animals are small to
medium in size. Two colour variant viz. light brown and dark brown or tan are
present. Adult body varies from 18 to 39kg. Estimated population is about
1,58,200.
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Kendrapada sheep: Breeding
tract of Kendrapada sheep
comprises of six coastal districts of Odisha viz. Kendrapada, Jagatsingpur,
Cuttack, Puri, Jajpur and Bhadrak . These sheep are mostly brown in colour.
Adult body varies from 24 to 30kg. Estimated
population is about 1,23,000.
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Tenyi Vo pig: These
are indigenous pigs reared in Nagaland mainly for pork production. Tenyi Vo
pigs have strong and long tapering snout, small erect ears and bright alert
eyes. Adult body varies from 35 to 50kg. Estimated population is about
60,000-70,000
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Nicobari pig: Nicobari
pigs are indigenous
pigs
of Nicobar Islands and are reared by Nicoabri tribes since time immemorial.
They are fast runner. Adult body varies from 26 to 61kg. Estimated
population is about 35,000.
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Doom pig: Doom
pigs are distributed in Dhubri, Bongaigaon and Kokrajhar districts of Assam
state. These are black in colour and have short concave snout. Adult body
variesfrom 36 to 50kg. Estimated population is about 3,000.
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Kaunayen chicken: Its
breeding
tract consists of Thoubal, Imphal West, Imphal East and Bishnupur districts
in the valley region. Some birds are also available in hill region consisting
of Chandel, Churachandpur, Senapati, Ukhrul, Tamenglong districts. Kaunayen
birds have elongated body with long neck and long legs. And are used for cock
fighting. Estimated population is approximately 60,000-80,000.
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