Mar. 24-26, 2023
Farmer beneficiaries of the innovative Livestock Development programme of BAIF Maharashtra achieved a hat trick of sorts when they won four prizes at the three-day Shirdi Maha Pashudhan Expo organised by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Government of Maharashtra on March 24-26, 2023 at Shrikshetra Shirdi in Milking (evaluated on the basis of type of breed and milk yield of cows) and Heifer (determined on the basis of type of breed, growth and body weight) categories.
Shri. Eknath Shinde, Hon. Chief Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra felicitates the prize-winning Farmers under BAIF’s Programme
Milking Competition – First Prize with a cash prize of Rs. 51,000 was awarded to Ramesh Shankar Gunjal, a farmer from Unchkhadak village in Akole, Ahmednagar district, associated with the cattle development centre at Takali and proud owner of a cow (born out of sorted semen insemination of “Eastern” bull), which in its third lactation, is yielding 40 litres of milk/day; Second Prize with a cash prize of Rs. 21,000 was awarded to Shantaram Sampat Kasar, a farmer from Sangvi Bhusar village in Kopargaon, Ahmednagar district, associated with the cattle development centre at Dhamori and proud owner of a cow (born out of conventional semen insemination of “Hirak” bull) which in its fourth lactation is yielding 35 litres of milk/day.
Heifer Competition – First Prize with a cash prize of Rs. 51,000 was awarded to Uttam Kabaddi, a farmer from Kumbhari village in Kopargaon, Ahmednagar district, associated with the cattle development centre at Kumbhari and proud owner of a 10 month-old heifer (born out of sorted semen insemination of “Angaraj” bull; Second Prize with a cash prize of Rs. 21,000 was awarded to Bhausaheb Tatyaba Kale, a farmer from Murshatpur village in Kopargaon, Ahmednagar district, associated with the cattle development centre at Kumbhari and proud owner of a 8 month-old heifer (born out of sorted semen insemination of “Halogen” bull.
Star Performers at Mega Livestock Expo
These beneficiaries are associated with the dairy development programme of BAIF in Ahmednagar district and benefitting from the cattle development centres operating in Kopargaon, and Akole regions for more than 20 years. Since last five years, 314335 conventional AIs and 26856 sorted semen AIs have been recorded by these centres and 44,237 families have benefitted from 51 breeding and advisory services provided by these Centres.
