India's first female calf is born using embryo transplant technology.
The project was supervised by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Jammu in collaboration with the National Dairy Development Board.
The calf of 'Sahiwal' breed was born to a crossbreed Jersey cow at the Central Cattle Breeding & Research Farm.
Embryo transfer is a process of transferring an embryo from the reproductive tract of a donor female to a uterus of a female recipient with intent to establish a pregnancy. This technique is used for both humans and animals.