Chandigarh: In a bid to enhance livestock productivity and farmer prosperity, the Punjab and Kerala governments on Thursday joined hands to boost livestock productivity, leveraging each state's unique strengths in animal husbandry.

The collaboration involves exchanging high-quality genetic material, with Kerala is procuring Sahiwal breed bulls from Punjab.

In return, Punjab would import Holstein Friesian (HF) and Murrah bull semen from Kerala. Punjab has placed an initial order to purchase 30,000 doses of HF semen and 60,520 doses of Murrah buffalo semen with the Kerala Livestock Development Board.

The decisions to collaborate on livestock development were taken at a high-level meeting between Punjab Animal Husbandry Minister Gurmeet Khudian and Kerala Minister for Animal Husbandry J.

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