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CENTRE FOR ANIMAL PRODUCTION STUDIES

POST GRADUATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN ANIMAL SCIENCES (PGRIAS), KATTUPAKKAM


DIVISIONS / UNITS

Cattle and Buffalo Breeding Unit
Sheep Breeding Unit
Goat Breeding Unit
Pig Breeding Unit
Poultry Breeding Unit
Rabbit Breeding Unit
Agriculture Unit for Fodder Production
Sales Counter

CATTLE AND BUFFALO BREEDING UNIT

Commencement : 1971

Breeds Maintained : Jersey X Red Sindhi crossbred cattle, Murrah buffaloes

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Jersey X Red Sindhi crossbred cattle was evolved
  • The Jersey X Sindhi animals were crossed to attain a lactation yield of 2500 kg, age at first calving of 30 months, inter-calving period of 15 months and fat percentage of 5.0
  • An elite herd of Murrah buffaloes are maintained on scientific management
  • The economic and productive traits are being recorded to assess their performances

SPECIAL FEATURES

  • Includes biogas plant, smokeless chula for milk product preparation, automatic and bucket milking parlours and CPCSEA calf shed

SHEEP BREEDING UNIT

    Commencement : 1957

    Breeds Maintained : Madras Red

  • Release of new strain of sheep - "Kattupakkam Red Sheep"
  • The strain was released in the year 1995. It is an important meat breed in India. The strain is fast growing, easy to handle, suitable for wide range of conditions and comparatively resistant to diseases.

The mature ram and ewe weigh 22 and 21.1 kg respectively. The skin of Kattupakkam Red Sheep is preferred in tanning industry due to better gains in the finished leather. The meat of the strain is finely textured, tender with a pleasant meaty odour and flavour.

Performance
Birth weight 2.67 kg
6 month weight 14.82 kg
9 month weight 20.35 kg
12 month weight 21.57 kg
Tupping percentage 87.66 %
Lambing percentage 85.93 %

GOAT BREEDING UNIT

Commencement : 1998

Breeds Maintained : Boer Graded (Boer x Local) and Tellicherry

SPECIAL FEATURES

  • Animals maintained in elevated modern goat sheds
  • CPCSEA Goat shed
Achievement
Kidding percentage 128.78 %
Single percentage 71.21 %
Twinning percentage 28.79 %

PIG BREEDING UNIT

Commencement : 1971

Breeds Maintained : Large White Yorkshire, TANUVAS KPM Gold (LWY x Desi) and Desi

Achievements

  • Evolved ‘Kattupakkam White Pig” during 1995
  • Developed Three-way synthetic pigs with low fat and lean meat A new breed, ‘TANUVAS KPM GOLD’ (75% LWY ×25% Desi), was released in 2017
Large White Yorkshire
  • Origin : England (a bacon breed)
  • Litter size at birth : 12-14
  • Live weight at slaughter : 90-100 kg (8-9 months)
  • Well suited to climatic conditions of Tamilnadu
TANUVAS KPM Gold (LWY X DESI)
  • 75% Large White Yorkshire + 25% indigenous black pig
  • Best suited for medium farmers
  • Litter size at birth : 7-9
  • Live body weight (8 months) : 60-70 kg
Desi pig
  • Litter size at birth: 6 - 7
  • Litter size at weaning: 4 - 5

Special Features

  • Modern animal management techniques including foggers, nipple drinkers and artificial insemination practiced. Integrated farming by using waste water management for kitchen garden and hortipasture
  • CPCSEA pig shed

POULTRY BREEDING UNIT

Species maintained: Ostrich and Native chicken (Aseel)

Ostrich

Commencement : 1998

Breeds Maintained : South African Grey

Native chicken

Commencement : 2020

Breeds Maintained : TANUVAS - Aseel

Japanese quail

Commencement : 1997

Special Features

  • Hatchery
  • CPCSEA poultry shed

RABBIT BREEDING UNIT

Commencement : 1986

Breeds maintained: New Zealand White and Soviet Chinchilla

New Zealand White
  • The most popular breed in the world
  • Colour: White
  • Age at maturity
    • Male: 5-7 months
    • Female: 4-5 months
  • Average adult body weight: 3-5 kg
  • Birth weight: 30-80 g
  • Weaning weight (42nd day): 474 g
  • 3-month body weight: 1273 g
  • 6-month body weight: 2357 g
Soviet Chinchilla
  • Colour: Grey
  • Age at maturity
  • Male: 6-8 months
  • Female: 5-6 months
  • Average adult body weight: 4-5 kg
  • Birth weight: 30-90 g
  • Weaning weight (42nd day): 636 g
  • 3-month body weight: 1412 g
  • 6-month body weight: 2550 g

AGRICULTURE UNIT FOR FODDER PRODUCTION UNIT

Commencement : 1957

Achievement:

  • Validation of newly released green and leguminous fodder such as Co-3, Co-4, Co-5, Desmanthus, CoFs29 and CoFs31

Co-3 grass

Co-3 + Desmanthus

CoFs-27

Desmanthus

Sales Counter

  • Through the sales counter located at the main entrance of this station, the products available are sold regularly on all the days except on Gandhi Jayanthi, Mahaveer Jayanthi and Good Friday.
  • The timings of sales at this counter is from 7.00 a.m to 1.00 p.m.
  • Live animals are available for breeding purpose.

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