Animal Reproduction Division
Salient achievements
- An indigenous method called “Tupol Technique” for freezing bull semen.
- A new staining technique to stain different parts of spermatozoa.
- A simple and rapid method known as Crenellation Pattern Technique (CPT) developed for semen evaluation in field conditions.
- A chemical method for Acrosomal Cap Separation.
- “IVRI Crystoscope” for right-time breeding in cows and buffaloes.
- Modified protocol for buffalo semen freezing.
- Pregnancy diagnosis at 21 days post-breeding in goats and buffaloes by ultrasonography.
- Molecular characterization of buffalo COX-2 gene.
- Purification of PDC-109 from bull seminal plasma.
- Early breeding in cow-heifers and buffaloes through Biostimulation.
- Increase in conception rate / fertility in cows with ascorbic acid supplemented semen.
- Effective new remedies against important reproductive disorders viz. Anestrus (Hormonal: Insulin, Herbal: Currypatta, Ghrit Kumari, Ashok Bark, Methi seeds), Repeat breeding (Hormonal: Insulin), Endometritis (Neem oil, Colostral whey, PMN Cells, Autologous Plasma).
Honors and Awards:
Best chapter award of ISSAR 2003 and 2004
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