- ETT is one of the most important reproductive biotechnologies where male and female genetic material can be utilized for faster improvement of livestock.
- It has revolutionized breeding strategies in Bovines as tool to optimize genetic improvement in cattle.
- Using it, embryos of higher genetic merit indigenous bovines such as Sahiwal, Gir, Red Sindhi, Ongole, Deoni and Vechur are being transferred in to surrogate cows.
- Government is taking this technology to doorstep of farmers for rapid propogation of high genetic merit indigenous cattle.
- Benefits of using ETT:
- Farmer can get 5-6 fold increase in number of offsprings.
- So born calves will be of high genetic merit
- Offsprings born will be free from diseases.