ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow conducted a 5-day training-cum-capacity building programme on ‘Quality broodstock development using fish milt cryobanking’ during 12-16 June, 2023, for the benefit of the fisheries Officers of the Department of Fisheries, Government of Madhya Pradesh.
Dr. U. K. Sarkar, Director, ICAR-NBFGR emphasized the vital role of cryopreservation techniques in developing quality broodstock and genetically diversified seeds for aquaculture, conservation and research in current climatic challenges.
The key deliberations made during the training were the genetic management of brooders, milt cryopreservation, health management and broodstock development from riverine stocks and maintaining the genetic diversity in farm stocks.
Fifteen fisheries Officers of the Department of Fisheries, Government of Madhya Pradesh participated in the training coordinated by Scientist Dr. Santosh Kumar. ICAR-NBFGR has demonstrated seed production using cryopreserved milt in 38 hatcheries in 11 States in the country.
(Source: ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow)
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