IndiGau

● It is India’s first Cattle Genomic Chip for the conservation of pure varieties of indigenous cattle breeds like Gir, Kankrej, Sahiwal, Ongole etc.

● It is released by Ministry of Science & Technology 

● It was developed by National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NAIB), Hyderabad (an autonomous institution under Department of Biotechnology)

● The chip will help the Government schemes to achieve the goal of conservation of our own breeds with better characters and help towards doubling of farmers’ income by 2022. 

● It will eventually help in elite bull selection & improvement of productivity characters of Indian cattle.