ICAR-CCARI’s invented “Extender for preservation of Boar Semen” gets Patent

1st January, 2021, Goa

The “Extender for preservation of Boar Semen” invented by the ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa has been granted Patent No. 355114 (Application No. 3037/MUM/2015, dated 11th August, 2015) today.

In India, the pig rearing as an organized industry has seen rapid strides since the last decade. The various governmental and non-governmental agencies, besides the industry, have been making efforts to promote pig rearing for improving the pig farmers’ socio-economic status. The use of advanced reproductive technologies like Artificial Insemination (AI) in pigs is the need of the hour, especially, to boost the pig production and profitability. The Semen collected needs to be preserved for AI. However, implementation of such technology has not been truly successful till date largely due to non-permeation, technical complexities and costs that remain beyond the reach of those involved in pig-rearing.

The present invention helps in effectively preserving the porcine semen for periods extending at least 48 to 72 hours idealy and even upto 120 hours or more, at holding temperatures of 15° to 17°C. The Extender preserves the Pig Semen at liquid state. It has a protocol of use which is simple, cost-effective and within ambit of even a layman to implement. The researchers have used the product for their research work and different pig production centres in neighboring states regularly procure the extender for pig breeding through AI. The potential beneficiaries of the technology include the pig farmers, researchers, state animal husbandry departments, industrialists and agri-entrepreneurs.

(Source: ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa)