Archive · 11 Aug 2025
Rajasthan Opens First Sex-Sorted Animal Semen Lab in Jaipur
Rajasthan has opened its first lab that sorts animal semen in Jaipur.
This new lab is a collaboration with the National Dairy Development Board, and it's designed to help dairy farmers.
The lab will help improve the quality of cows and increase the amount of milk they produce.
This should boost the income of dairy farmers.
The lab will make a lot of semen doses, making sure there are enough available for farmers.
A deal was signed to manage the lab for ten years.
The semen doses will be sold at different prices depending on their type, and they will be branded as SARAS in Rajasthan.
Rajasthan inaugurated its first sex-sorted animal semen laboratory in Jaipur.
The lab aims to improve livestock breeds and increase milk production.
The facility was set up in collaboration with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
The unit will produce 10 lakh semen doses annually.
A tripartite MoU was signed for the lab's management and operation for 10 years.
- Who
- Animal Husbandry Minister Joraram Kumawat, NDDB chairperson Minesh Shah.
- What
- Inauguration of Rajasthan's first sex-sorted animal semen laboratory.
- When
- Inaugurated on Monday, August 11.
- Where
- Bassi, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- Why
- To improve livestock breeds, increase milk production, and boost dairy farmers' income.
- Location
- Bassi, Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Collaboration
- National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
- Semen Production
- 10 lakh doses annually
- MoU Duration
- 10 years
- Sex-sorted semen price
- Rs 239 per dose
- Indigenous semen price
- Rs 22 per dose
- Imported breed semen price
- Rs 30 per dose