What is Bull Rotation Programme?
The RSBs collect the semen doses from the bull stations as per requirements from time to time. The bulls used for the AI programme in the state are grouped into 3 families. Related bulls are kept under the same group and when new bulls are added, they are enrolled under the concerned bull families. (predetermined by their parentage) The state is divided into 3 breeding zones for the purpose of bull rotation and one group of bulls is employed under a zone for a period of 3 years and then allotted to next. The procedure helps in the distribution of the genetic materials more or less in an uniform pattern throughout the state, thereby minimising the chances of inbreeding.
