The Uttar Pradesh government has approved a ‘Sex Sorted Semen’ scheme, to tackle the growing menace of stray bulls by reducing the numbers of ‘unproductive’ cattle by curbing their birth.
About:
P. government approved a ‘Sex Sorted Semen’ scheme, under which chances of cows delivering a female calf are as high as 90-95%.
Objectives:
The aim of the project is two-fold: to increase the productivity of cows and to decrease the number of unproductive male cattle.
This will provide a permanent solution to the stray cattle menace in the next 2-4 years. With a 90% fall in the number of male calves, “there will be lesser number of unproductive animals, which will bring down the number of stray and destitute cattle.
This will further bring down the damage to crops and the number of road accidents caused by the animals.
Salient Features:
The scheme would be implemented on indigenous breeds, such as Sahiwal, Gir, Haryanvi, Tharparkar and Gangatiri.
To avail of the scheme, cattle-breeders would have to pay ₹300 per conception, while in the drought-prone region of Bundelkhand, this levy would only be ₹100.
Coverage: After successfully testing the scheme as a pilot project in three districts (Etawah, Lakhimpur Kheri and Barabanki), the government has now decided to launch it in all the 75 districts of U.P.
Background:
The practice of ‘Amnapratha’, or the letting loose of unproductive cattle, is a common practice in Bundelkhand.
The U.P. Government also claims that the number of stray cattle heads had increased only because the government had, since March 2017, strictly implemented anti-cow slaughter laws and shut illegal slaughterhouses.
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