In a major step towards strengthening bovine genetics and enhancing the productivity of dairy animals within the Amul milk shed, Amul Dairy inaugurated two state-of-the-art sexed semen laboratories at its Semen Station at Ode. The facilities were inaugurated by Shri Shabhesinh Parmar, Chairman, in the presence of Shri Vijaybhai Fulabhai Patel, Vice Chairman, and other Board of Directors of Amul Dairy. Dr. Jayen Mehta, Managing Director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul), was also present on the occasion. During the event, Dr. Amit Vyas, Managing Director, Amul Dairy, presented an overview of Amul Dairy’s rich breeding legacy dating back to 1952. He highlighted the organization’s continuous technological advancement, from conventional liquid semen production to the establishment of advanced IVF laboratories and modern reproductive technologies. The first facility, the Amul Gausort Sexed Semen Laboratory, has been established in collaboration with NDS - National Dairy Development Board. Amul Gausort Production Centre launched with capacity of 1 lakh sex-sorted doses annually, scalable to 5 lakh doses. Built on indigenously developed sex-sorting technology inaugurated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modiji, in Nov 2024, it marks another step toward Atmanirbhar Bharat and accelerated dairy genetic progress. Dr. Nilesh Nayee, SGM, NDDB, was present during the inauguration. The second facility, the Amul Ge-Nova Sexed Semen Laboratory, has been developed in partnership with ABS Genus and is expected to produce 0.7 million sexed semen doses annually. Together, these facilities will enable a combined production capacity of approximately 1.4 million sexed semen doses per year. The Amul Dairy's Semen Station at Ode is a CMU-A grade and ISO 9001:2015 certified facility, with an annual production capacity of 10 million conventional semen doses and 0.8 million sexed semen doses. Currently, Amul Dairy supplies approximately 1.5 million doses of conventional and sexed semen within its milk shed and markets more than 6.5 million doses annually to dairy cooperatives and government institutions across India. The enhanced production of sexed semen is expected to significantly benefit Amul’s milk producer members while also addressing the increasing national demand for superior bovine genetics. The event was also attended by senior representatives from Genus ABS, including Mr. Jim Low, Chief Operating Officer; Mr. Kevin Hall, Senior Director – Supply Chain; Mr. Dinesh Singh Rawat, General Manager – India Sales & Sales Support; and Mr. Rahul Gupta, Regional Operations Manager – Production, along with senior officials from Amul Dairy.

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As part of its long-term vision to emerge as a trusted bovine genetics solutions provider, Amul continues to focus on technological excellence and genetic improvement initiatives, contributing to strengthening India’s position in the global dairy sector.