ISLAMABAD
\nThe General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People\u2019s Republic of China issued a joint announcement recently, allowing specific regions of Pakistan to export buffalo embryos that meet quarantine requirements in China.
\nThe latitude and longitude coordinates provided in the announcement correspond to the buffalo epidemic-free ranch of Royal Group in Punjab, according to a report carried by Gwadar Pro on Monday. This marks the first ranch in Pakistan and the only one in the world capable of exporting high-yield buffalo embryos to China.
\nAs one of the first agricultural projects initiated under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Royal Group\u2019s \u201cBuffalo Breeding Project\u201d has made significant progress. The importation of buffalo embryos into China can significantly shorten the cycle of improving dairy buffalo breeds from 12 years in the past to 3 years.
\nAdditionally, the milk production of a single buffalo can be increased by more than threefold.
\nIn addition, Royal Group has established an in vitro embryo production factory and pastures in Pakistan.
\nThey have also recruited and trained local researchers and farm managers, and provided high-quality germplasm resources of milk buffalo to Pakistan. This has helped solve the issue of maintaining the local super buffalo resource.
\nIn 2021, Royal Group established Royal Cell Biotechnology (Pakistan) and officially launched the \u201cMilk Buffalo Provenance Chip\u201d strategy. In the following year, the Royal Cell in vitro embryo production plant was formally inaugurated.
\nNow, local technicians in Pakistan can produce hundreds of high-quality buffalo embryos in a week. The embryos will breed high-yielding milk buffalo herds and greatly increase buffalo milk production once they are introduced to China.
\nAt present, a 10,000-head buffalo breeding ranch funded by Royal Group is currently under intensive construction. The first phase of the project is expected to be completed by June 2024.
\nThe first phase will provide 3,000 recipient cattle for carrying out embryo transplantation of high-yield buffaloes from Pakistan. This initiative aims to rapidly breed the first batch of high-yield breeding herds in China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD The General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People\u2019s Republic of China issued a joint announcement recently, allowing specific regions of Pakistan to export buffalo embryos that meet quarantine requirements in China. The latitude and longitude coordinates provided in the announcement correspond to the buffalo epidemic-free ranch […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-400365","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n