Q. India’s first cattle genomic chip ‘IndiGau’ has been developed by scientists of National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NAIB). Where is this organization located? Answer:
Hyderabad
Notes:
Dr Jitendra Singh has released India’s first cattle genomic chip ‘IndiGau’ for the conservation of pure varieties of indigenous cattle breeds like, Kankrej, Gir, Ongole, Sahiwal etc.
The chip has been developed by scientists of National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NAIB), Hyderabad.
It is an autonomous institution which comes under the aegis of the Department of Biotechnology.
This chip will help in achieving the goal of conservation of our own breeds with better characters and help towards doubling the income of the farmers by the year 2022.