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Haryana to export Murrah breed of buffaloes
Rohtak | Minggu, Sep 14 2008 IST

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced to set up a Veterinary University at Hisar, where research activities relating to improvement of cattle breeds would be carried out SO THAT quality Murrah breed of buffaloes would be exported from the state.

The Chief Minister, who was addressing a gathering, during an incentive distribution function to top quality Murrah Buffalo owners at Chhotu Ram Stadium here said, the government would soon export top quality Murrah buffaloes from the state for which a policy would be announced.

He said there was a global demand for Murrah buffaloes and with the export of these farmers would benefit. Mr Hooda also said in the coming days the state government would declare the Murrah breed as 'Black Gold'.

The Chief Minister also said with a view to improve the Murrah breed, the Haryana Government had already sent a project to the Central Government for its approval. He hoped that the project would soon be sanctioned, which would help in getting more financial assistance for the breed improvement programme run by the State Government.

To promote livestock, Mr Hooda said the State Government had taken a number of steps. During the last three and half years, the government had increased the budget of Animal Husbandry Department to Rs 92 crore.

On this occasion, the Chief Minister also announced to increase the incentive prize money being given to the best Murrah breed buffalo owners. Mr Hooda said it is a matter of pride that Haryana is at the number one position in milk production in the country. He asserted that during the last three years, Rs 10.80 crore had already been given to different 'Gaushalas' in the state. The Chief Minister said a veterinary dispensary would be set up in those 'Gaushalas' having more than 2000 cows. Similarly, a veterinary hospital would also be set up in the 'Gaushalas' having more than 3000 cows. The Chief Minister gave away cheques of incentive money worth Rs 4.72 crore to the Murrah buffalo owners, who came from across the state.

Earlier, the Chief Minister also visited an exhibition of Murrah breed buffaloes