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🔹 Budget 2025–26 | Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Department: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Budget Head: Breed Improvement Institute
Institutions Covered:
• Central Cattle Breeding Farms (CCBFs)
• Central Herd Registration Scheme (CHRS)
• National Dairy Herd Improvement Programme (indirect linkage)
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1️⃣ Budget Snapshot & Purpose
This allocation supports:
• Production & distribution of genetically superior bulls & semen doses
• Registration of elite animals with milk yield tracking for breed conservation
• Database creation to aid selective breeding, genetic evaluation, and AI delivery expansion
🔍 Key mission: Improve productivity per animal → lower emission intensity → higher farmer income.
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2️⃣ Analytical Insights
1. Only ~30% of dairy animals in India are bred using Artificial Insemination (AI) — room for huge scale.
2. Unregistered & untracked animals = lost genetics = lost value for farmers.
3. India has the world’s largest bovine population, yet productivity (milk per animal) lags behind Brazil, US, or even Pakistan.
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3️⃣ Who Gets the Support?
Beneficiary What They Receive
Dairy farmers (esp. women-led HHs) Improved bulls/semen, AI services, training
Livestock inspectors, AI technicians Equipment, mobility support, digital tools
Breed improvement centers & NGOs Financial support for breed survey, data upkeep
Startups & FPOs Collaboration for data platforms, mobile AI vans
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4️⃣ Startup Opportunities
A. 📲 Breed Data as a Digital Asset
Startup Idea: “CattleCard” – A mobile-first app with QR-tagged profiles for cows/buffaloes capturing lineage, milk yield, disease history, AI cycles.
Revenue Model: Freemium (data access) + SaaS for cooperatives + linkage to insurance/purchasers
Pilot: Tie-up with CHRS database and breed-specific associations (e.g., Gir, Sahiwal)
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B. 🚐 Mobile AI (Artificial Insemination) Vans
Startup Idea: “Gau-Van” – Franchised mobile units equipped with LN2 tanks, semen straws, ultrasound, and e-payment tracking
Why it matters: Only 10,000 AI delivery points nationwide for ~300M livestock
Value-add: Brings doorstep services → improved conception rates → more uniform breed improvement
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C. 🧬 AI-Powered Genetic Prediction Tools
Startup Idea: “DoodhGen” – Predict calf’s milk yield potential using parental genotype + phenotype + feeding environment
Partner: ICAR-NBAGR for data collaboration
Long-term IP: Build India’s first “BreedScore Index” like USDA’s PTAs (Predicted Transmitting Abilities)
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5️⃣ What Startups Might Miss if They Don’t Plug In
⚠️ Breed registration is becoming mandatory in FPO-based milk procurement — not having digital tools here could block startups from scaling with coops.
⚠️ Major CSR budgets (Amul, NDDB, Hatsun) are supporting AI-based interventions — those who align early get network + subsidy access.
⚠️ India is going big on Low Carbon Livestock → breed efficiency is the foundation.
