Test tube yak born in Arunachal Pradesh

A test tube yak has been born at a farm of the National Research Centre at Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh`s West Kameng district.

Itanagar: A test tube yak has been born at a farm of the National Research Centre at Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh`s West Kameng district.

The calf was born on July 15 at the Nyukmadung farm, a unit of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research, Principal scientist Dr P Chakravarty said today.

The male calf weighing 19 kg is the result of transfer of cryopreserved yak embryo produced through in-vitro fertilisation.

The calf has been named `Norgyal` meaning `Ratnaraj`, Chakravarty said.

The achievement, a breakthrough toward conservation and multiplication of elite yaks in the country was a collaborative work with support from the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology under the principal guidance of Dr Chakravarty, and Dr M S Chauhan, Principal Scientist, NDRI, Karnal and other resource persons.

PTI

Zee News App: Read latest news of India and world, bollywood news, business updates, cricket scores, etc. Download the Zee news app now to keep up with daily breaking news and live news event coverage.