{"id":371744,"date":"2026-09-14T16:46:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=371744"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:46:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T11:16:43","slug":"opu-ivf-calf-born-in-badri-cattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/opu-ivf-calf-born-in-badri-cattle\/","title":{"rendered":"OPU-IVF Calf Born in Badri Cattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> A healthy Badri female calf was born through OPU-IVF after a Badri embryo was transferred into a Sahiwal recipient cow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About OPU-IVF Calf Born in Badri Cattle<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_371749\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-371749\" style=\"width: 358px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-371749\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-IE-1.jpg?resize=358%2C197&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"OPU-IVF Calf Born in Badri Cattle\" width=\"358\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-IE-1.jpg?resize=300%2C165&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-IE-1.jpg?resize=768%2C422&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-IE-1.jpg?w=911&amp;ssl=1 911w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-371749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; IE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A healthy <strong>Badri female calf<\/strong> was born through <strong>Ovum Pick-Up and In Vitro Fertilisation (OPU-IVF) technology.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"415\"><strong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"202\">Scientific Collaboration:<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"224\">ICAR-NDRI, Karnal<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"230\" data-end=\"293\" data-is-only-node=\"\">GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar<\/strong>, collaborated to establish advanced reproductive technologies for the conservation and multiplication of Badri germplasm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Process of OPU-IVF Technology:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"24\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Oocyte Collection:<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"78\">Oocytes are female reproductive cells (egg cells)<\/strong> of cattle. These egg cells were <strong>collected<\/strong> from selected <strong>genetically valuable Badri donor cows<\/strong> through <strong data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"215\">ultrasound-guided ovum pick-up<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fertilisation:<\/strong> They were <strong>matured and fertilised in vitro<\/strong> using semen from a <strong>genetically superior Badri bull<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Embryo culture:<\/strong> Embryos were <strong>cultured under controlled laboratory conditions<\/strong> and <strong>transferred into synchronized recipient cows.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Embryo transfer:<\/strong> One Badri embryo was <strong>transferred into a Sahiwal cow, which gave birth to the calf.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Badri Cattle<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Naming :<\/strong> The breed <strong>derived its name from Badrinath.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It was <strong>earlier known as the \u2018pahadi\u2019 cow.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> It is adapted to the <strong>Himalayan environment<\/strong> and feeds on <strong>herbs and shrubs available in the mountains.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution:<\/strong> It is found <strong>only in the hill districts of Uttarakhand.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Physical Features:<\/strong> It is <strong>small in size, has long legs<\/strong> and has <strong>black, brown, red, white or grey body colours.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Milk Quality:<\/strong> Its milk has <strong>rich medicinal content<\/strong> and <strong>high organic value due to its feeding on herbs and shrubs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Disease Resistance:<\/strong> It is comparatively <strong>more resistant to diseases, mostly due to its eating habits.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Local Adaptation:<\/strong> It is <strong>adapted to hill terrain and local<\/strong> environmental conditions and is <strong>suitable for low-input farming systems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threats:<\/strong> Indigenous cattle <strong>breeds face pressure from cross-breeding and shrinking herd sizes across India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Status:<\/strong> Badri is the <strong>first certified cattle breed of Uttarakhand.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It was <strong>included as the Badri breed by the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A healthy Badri female calf was born through OPU-IVF after a Badri embryo was transferred into a Sahiwal recipient cow. About OPU-IVF Calf Born in Badri Cattle A healthy Badri female calf was born through Ovum Pick-Up and In Vitro Fertilisation (OPU-IVF) technology. Scientific Collaboration: ICAR-NDRI, Karnal, and GB Pant University of Agriculture and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/opu-ivf-calf-born-in-badri-cattle\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">OPU-IVF Calf Born in Badri Cattle<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,12039,11834],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-371744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","category-species-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=371744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371744\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=371744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=371744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=371744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}