01-04-21 Daily-Gujarat-GPSC Current Affairs

Dagri cow which is found in the tribal heartland of CentralGujarathas gotnational recognitionpaving way for conservation and preservation of its genes.

After Gir, Kankrej and Dangi, Dagri is the fourthindigenous breedof cow from Gujarat to get national recognition from the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR), the nodal agency of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) that registers the new breeds.

With funding from animal husbandry department of Gujarat government, AAU and Kutch-based NGO Sahjeevan is conducting surveys of unrecognised breeds by studying their phenotypic and genetic characterization after which such proposals are submitted to the central government through the for recognition of such indigenous breeds.