by Umaima Reshi Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

SRINAGAR : Dairy development in Jammu and Kashmir can be traced back to the 1950s, when the Civil Veterinary Department was renamed the Animal Husbandry Department. In subsequent decades, the dairy industry in the region experienced various milestones and phases of expansion.

Liquid semen was first used for artificial insemination (AI) at two centres in Srinagar and Jammu in 1954 to improve cattle breeds. The same year, the Hill Development Scheme introduced Jersey bulls. The establishment of the Cheshmashahi Milk Scheme in 1967 marked the beginning of milk processing in the region.

By 1977, the Intensive Cattle Development Programme had moved AI to all 100 Animal Husbandry Centres. The Indo-Danish Project in 1

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