Lok Sabha Question No. 3262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Livestock Breed Registration
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARREDQUESTION No. 3262

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  MARCH, 2023

## LIVESTOCK BREED REGISTRATION

## 3262.  DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the livestock breed registration drive is being run by the Government;
- (b) if so, the number and details of registrations done so far, State-wise;
- (c) whether any such livestock breeds have been identified which are on the verge of extinction; and
- (d) if so, the details of the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to save them?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): Registration of livestock breeds is being done by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-National  Bureau  of  Animal  Genetic  Resources  (NBAGR)  located  at  Karnal  (Haryana). The ICAR-NBAGR also register indigenous poultry and dog breeds in the country.
- (b): A total of 212 indigenous animal breeds have been registered by the ICAR-NBAGR, which included  187  breeds  of  livestock,  22  breeds  of  poultry  and  three  breeds  of  dog.  The  details  of animal breeds registered to the state, as primary native tract, is given in Annexure-I .
- (c): There are 38 indigenous breeds of different livestock and poultry species are 'at risk'. Among these, 14 breeds are under 'vulnerable', 19 breeds are under 'endangered' and 5 breeds are under 'critical', category; as per Food & Agriculture Organization (2013) guidelines. The risk status has been assessed based on population as mentioned in Breed wise Report of Livestock and Poultry (based on 20 th Livestock Census) published by Dept. of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), MoFAHD, Govt. of India.

(d): The  following  steps  are  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  save  the  vulnerable  livestock breeds:

- (I) Department of Animal Husbandry, Government of India is implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission(RGM) for development and conservation of indigenous breeds, genetic upgradation of bovine population and enhancement of milk production and productivity of bovines since 2014. The salient features of the scheme are:
- (i) to  enhance  productivity  of  bovines  and  increase  milk  production  in  a  sustainable manner using advanced technologies;
- (ii)  to propagate use of high genetic merit bulls for breeding purposes;
- (iii)  to enhance Artificial insemination coverage through strengthening breeding network and delivery of Artificial insemination services at farmers doorstep;
- (iv) to promote indigenous cattle & buffalo rearing and conservation in a scientific and holistic  manner.  The  scheme  is  continued  under  umbrella  scheme  Development Programme from 2021 to 2026 with an allocation of Rs.2400 crore.
- (II)  ICAR-NBAGR, has cryopreserved the germplasm of the 19 indigenous breeds 'at risk' (50 percent of breeds at risk), in form of semen/somatic cells/ova in its National Genebank.

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|   S.No. | State                      |   Number of indigenous animal breeds registered as primary native tract* |
|---------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Rajasthan                  |                                                                       28 |
|       2 | Gujarat                    |                                                                       23 |
|       3 | Tamil Nadu                 |                                                                       21 |
|       4 | Maharashtra                |                                                                       15 |
|       5 | Karnataka                  |                                                                       12 |
|       6 | Odisha                     |                                                                       12 |
|       7 | Uttar Pradesh              |                                                                       11 |
|       8 | Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh |                                                                       11 |
|       9 | Andhra Pradesh             |                                                                        7 |
|      10 | Himachal Pradesh           |                                                                        7 |
|      11 | Assam                      |                                                                        7 |
|      12 | Punjab                     |                                                                        6 |
|      13 | Bihar                      |                                                                        5 |
|      14 | Madhya Pradesh             |                                                                        4 |
|      15 | West Bengal                |                                                                        4 |
|      16 | Meghalaya                  |                                                                        4 |
|      17 | Kerala                     |                                                                        4 |
|      18 | Haryana                    |                                                                        3 |
|      19 | Uttarakhand                |                                                                        3 |
|      20 | Manipur                    |                                                                        3 |
|      21 | Andaman & Nicobar          |                                                                        3 |
|      22 | Chhattisgarh               |                                                                        3 |
|      23 | Nagaland                   |                                                                        3 |
|      24 | Sikkim                     |                                                                        3 |
|      25 | Arunachal Pradesh          |                                                                        2 |
|      26 | Goa                        |                                                                        2 |
|      27 | Jharkhand                  |                                                                        2 |
|      28 | Tripura                    |                                                                        1 |
|      29 | Telangana                  |                                                                        1 |
|      30 | Mizoram                    |                                                                        1 |