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Shimla, Oct 10 (PTI) The Himachal Pradesh government will set up a Murrah buffalo farm to get nutrient rich dairy products for people of the hill state and adjoining region, state Animal Husbandry Minister Virender Kanwar said on Sunday.
The buffalo breeding farm will be set up at a four hectare plot in Una district at a cost of Rs 5.06 crore under the aegis of Himachal Pradesh Livestock and Poultry Development Board.
"The idea of the farm is to provide the bovine breeders with an unadulterated bovine frozen semen for artificial insemination (AI) from elite pure bulls to produce high-yielding calves," Kanwar said in a statement.
Murrah buffaloes, popularly known as "Black Gold", are highly suitable for professional and organised dairy farming for yielding high quality milk.
The state government will set up three ultra modern sheds at a cost of around Rs 75 lakh to rear 50 buffaloes — 30 of them adults and 20 heifers.
The adult buffaloes will be brought in two batches while the heifers will be brought in three batches of 10 each.