Current Affairs - State - Discussion

Uttarakhand witnessed the birth of its first OPU-IVF calf in the Badri cattle breed on September 11, 2026. A healthy female Badri calf was born following an embryo transfer using Ovum Pick-Up and In Vitro Fertilisation technology. The initiative was jointly undertaken by ICAR–National Dairy Research Institute (ICAR-NDRI), Karnal, and G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. Oocytes were collected from elite Badri donor cows and fertilised using semen from superior Badri bulls. The resulting embryo was transferred into a Sahiwal recipient cow. Badri cattle are indigenous to the Himalayan region and are the official State Animal of Uttarakhand.