Punjab–Kerala strike dairy genetics deal: Sahiwal bulls for Kerala; HF and Murrah semen for Punjab

Babushahi Bureau

Chandigarh, September 25, 2025: Punjab and Kerala have sealed a livestock partnership that swaps each state’s breeding strengths, with Kerala procuring Sahiwal bulls from Punjab and Punjab placing an initial order for 30,000 doses of Holstein Friesian (HF) semen and 60,520 doses of Murrah buffalo semen from the Kerala Livestock Development Board (KLDB), officials said.

The agreement was firmed up at a high‑level meeting between Punjab Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian and Kerala Animal Husbandry and Dairying Development Minister J. Chinchu Rani at the Punjab Civil Secretariat. Describing the tie‑up as a bridge between the stre

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