The Central Semen Station situated at Bhopal supplies frozen semen dozes for improving hybrid bovine progeny in the State as well as Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. At present, the station is producing over 25 lakh frozen doses of semen of 12 species. This information was given to Animal Husbandry Minister Antar Singh Arya during surprise inspection of Central Semen Station and Bull Mother Farm by Managing Director HBS Bhadauria here on Sunday
The Minister lauded high quality arrangements of the lab in the Central Semen Station. Arya apprised himself of Bull Mother Farm's pond, animal shade, maintenance of Nandi Bull, Murra Bull, Gir and Sahiwal cows and progeny improvement process.
lauding use of cow urine and cow dung in the farm, Arya directed to prepare finyle also from cow urine.
Arya said that Madhya Pradesh should be brought to first position in milk production in the country through improvement and augmentation of cows of indigenous species.
Arya said that efforts should be made to double income of farmers by promoting animal husbandry. For this, he directed the MD to produce bulls of high quality genes at Bull Mother Farms and provide them to beneficiaries under various government schemes.
Minister Arya also planted saplings of fruit-bearing trees in the farm under Hariyali Mahotsav.
The Central Semen Station Bhadbhada, Bhopal is ISO 9001 – 2000 and is engaged in the conservation of Madhya Pradesh Native Breeds of Cattle that include Malvi, Nimari, Kankatha and Gaolo.