New pig breed registered

Doom, a native variety of pig of Assam has been registered as a breed with accession number  INDIA_PIG_0200_DOOM_09006 by the Breed Registration Committee of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. The Registration Certificate of the said breed of pig was presented to Dr. Galib Uz Zaman and Dr. SubimalLaskar Professors, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati by Dr. Trilochan Mahapatro, Secretary, DARE and Director General, ICAR in a function held on August 23, 2016 at Krishi Bhawan , New Delhi.