February 16, 2023 10:04 PM

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Large number of indigenous breeds of livestock in country need to be identified in all regions, says Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar

<span style="color: #222222;">Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that there are a large number of indigenous breeds of livestock in the country, which need to be identified in all regions. He said, this will help make the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry sector prosperous. Mr Tomar was addressing  Ceremony for Distribution of Animal Breed Registration Certificates in New Delhi on Thursday. He said that almost half of the livestock of the country is still unclassified. The Minister expressed happiness that Indian Council of Agricultural Research is working in this direction and a special campaign has been launched to identify such breeds in the country.<br />'' <br />''On this occasion, breed registration certificates of 28 newly registered breeds were distributed. This include ten breeds of cattle, five of pig, four of buffalo, three each of goat and dog, one each of sheep, donkey and duck.</span><br />

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