Scientists of Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal have developed the landmark technique i.e. “Handguided Cloning Technique” and produced the world’s first cloned buffalo calf. The technique that scientists used was a new and improved technique to the one that they first used with Dolly, the first sheep to ever be cloned. The world’s first buffalo calf through the “Handguided Cloning Technique” was born on February, 6, 2009 at NDRI, Karnal. Dr. A. K. Srivastava, Director, NDRI, said that in India, we have the largest population of the best buffaloes in the world. However, the percentage of elite animals is very low and there is an urgent need to enhance the population of these elite buffaloes and the technology developed at our Institute has the potential to do so.
Cloned Buffalo
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