Buffalo gave birth to a child with IVF technology for the first time in India

Buffalo gave birth to a child with IVF technology for the first time in India

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Category : Miscellaneous Published on: October 25 2021

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  • A buffalo gave birth to a calf using artificial insemination for the first time in India (IVF).
  • This is a bunny-breed buffalo.
  • Six IVF inseminations from the bunny breed buffalo resulted in the first IVF calf.
  • Three buffaloes of the Bunny breed were prepped for insemination by Vinay L.Vala's scientists at Sushila Agro Farms in Dhanej, Gujarat's Somnath district.
  • The goal of using this approach to give birth to buffalo calves is to increase the number of genetically good buffaloes so that milk output can grow as well.
  • The ability of the bunny buffalo to produce more milk even in a dry climate is well-known.
  • Important facts 

About IVF: 

IVF: In Vitro fertilization

  • In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a sophisticated set of treatments used to aid in the creation of a child or to help with fertility or to prevent genetic abnormalities.
  • First IVF baby: Louise Joy Brown
  • Father of test tube baby in India: Subhash Mukhopadhay
  • Father of IVF: Robert Edwards
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