Breed conservation award for 2021

• The National Breed Conservation Award for 2021 was presented, recently.

• The award has been bagged by “All-India Co-ordinated Research Project (AICRP)” on poultry breeding, Mannuthy, which carried under the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University (KVASU).

• It received the prestigious award from ICAR – the National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) for the cause of conservation and research activities on Tellicherry breed.

• Tellicherry breed is the only registered native chicken breed in the state of Kerala.

• The award carries a prize money of Rs 10,000 and a citation.

• Award was presented at the Kisan Divas celebrations, which was organised by ICAR-NBAGR recently.