13 More Breeds Added to The List
India, as is known for its biodiversity, is also a megadiverse nation in terms of livestock with a total of about 536 million livestock population at present. In 2007, recognizing the need for an authentic national documentation system of valuable sovereign animal genetic resource, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has initiated a mechanism for “Registration of Animal Germplasm” by giving temporary authority to National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) , Karnal. Subsequently, in 2008, ICAR constituted a Breed Registration Committee (BRC) under the chairmanship of Deputy Director General (Animal Science), ICAR and having members from National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) and Dept. of Animal Husbandry Dairying & Fisheries, Govt. of India for registration of new breeds. This mechanism is the sole recognised process for registration of livestock and poultry breeds at the national level. Since then, ICAR-NBAGR has registered numbers of indigenous breeds