: Under the National Dairy Plan's Progeny Testing Programme, it has been planned to produce 247 High Genetic Merit bulls by 2017-18 in Tamil Nadu, Minister for Milk and Dairy, S P Shunmuganathan told the Assembly.
He said Progeny Testing Programme was being implemented in crossbred jersey cows at a total outlay of Rs.39.28 crore. The scheme is implemented from 2012-13 in five district unions including Vellore, Villupuram, and Erode.
"It is envisaged to produce 247 High Genetic Merit bulls under the scheme by 2017-18," he said adding under the Natioanl Dairy Plan, semen station at Nucleus Jersey and Stud Farm, Udhagamandalam, is being strengthened with a grant of Rs.143.47 crore.
