CIRB Hisar becomes second institute to clone buffalo in India CIRB Hisar becomes second institute to clone buffalo in India

Scientists at Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB) in Hisar have successfully produced a cloned buffalo offspring “Cirb Gaurav”.

• The newborn cloned calf, weighed 40.4 kg at the time of birth has been produced under the project entitled “Cloning for conservation and multiplication of superior buffalo germplasm”.
• With this achievement CIRB becomes world’s third and India’s second institute to produce cloned buffalo.

This cloned buffalo calf is distinct from the earlier clones produced in India. As this is produced from cells of ventral side of tail of superior bull buffalo, this part is least exposed to sunlight and may have less mutation rate and can be good choice for isolation of donor cells to produce healthy clones.

• National Dairy Research Institute in Karnal was the first to produce a cloned calf in India.