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Rajkot
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Junagadh
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Gir Somnath
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Jamnagar
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Detailed explanation-1: -Wala of Dhanej in Somnath district of Gujarat. They subjected 29 oocytes (egg cells) to intervaginal culture device (IVC) from these three Banni buffaloes.
Detailed explanation-2: -On October 23, 2021, India’s first IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) calf of Banni breed of buffaloes was born at a farmer’s house in Gir Somnath district of Gujarat. How was this process completed?
Detailed explanation-3: -A “Banni” buffalo belonging to a dairy farmer from Dhanej village in Gir Somnath gave birth to an IVF male calf, in what the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying called the birth of the first calf of the breed born using in-vitro fertilisation (IVF).
Detailed explanation-4: -Banni Buffalo Calf: India’s First IVF Buffalo Calf Born In Gujarat.
Detailed explanation-5: -Banni, a non-descript buffalo mainly found in the Kachchh district of Gujarat state in Western India was evolved over centuries by “Maldharis", the traditional livestock keepers of the region. The “Banni” region is one of the finest pasture lands of South Asia with different varieties of grasses for livestock grazing.