Milk | TTD mulls milk production through embryo transfer, technology to be applied on 600 breeding cows

With an aim to become self reliant to meet the necessary milk requirements of numerous temples under its fold in the temple city of Tirupati, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams is contemplating to launch an innovative project to enhance indigenous milk production through embryo transfer.

As part of its Hindu Sanathana Dharma Prachara, TTD started Sri Venkateswara Gosamrakshanashala in 1956. At present there are over 3,000 cattle among which 600 breeding cattle include desi breeds including the Gir, Sahiwal, Ongole, Kangeyan and the Punganur breeds.

Following the directions of EO Dr KS Jawahar Reddy IAS, TTD is mulling the idea of sustaining the productivity of indigenous breeds as well as to enhance milk production by adopting embryo transfer technology.

The proposed project is aimed at improving the genetic potential of dairy cattle located at SV Goshala with a technique called embryo derived pregnancies (EDP – IVF-ET).

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