{"id":70317,"date":"2025-10-27T12:35:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=70317"},"modified":"2025-10-27T12:35:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:05:31","slug":"cryodil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cryodil\/","title":{"rendered":"CRYODIL"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>CRYODIL Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists at the National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), Bengaluru, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), have developed a ready-to-use, egg yolk-free solution \u2013 CRYODIL.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About CRYODIL<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>an egg yolk-free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ready to use <\/span><b>semen extender for buffaloes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is developed by the <\/span><b>National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (NIANP), Bengaluru, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>has a higher shelf-life<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (\u226518 months), developed for <\/span><b>cryopreservation of buffalo semen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the first time in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post-thaw progressive motility of <\/span><b>cryopreserved buffalo sperm in CRYODIL was significantly higher<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (P\u2264 0.05) as compared to that in traditional egg-yolk-based semen extenders.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Post-thaw sperm movement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> i. e how <\/span><b>actively sperm can swim<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after being frozen and thawed, a key factor that determines whether insemination will lead to pregnancy and viability which are <\/span><b>critical factors for successful fertilisation.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CRYODIL is <\/span><b>cheaper to produce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than traditional egg yolk-based extenders.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Indian Council of Agricultural Research<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>autonomous organisation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), <\/span><b>Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Background:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was formerly known as the <\/span><b>Imperial Council of Agricultural Research<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Functions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Council is the apex body for <\/span><b>coordinating, guiding, and managing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> research and education in agriculture, including horticulture, fisheries, and animal sciences, throughout the country<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> New Delhi.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/buffalo-breeding-to-get-a-boost-courtesy-new-yolk-free-technology\/article70205082.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CRYODIL is an egg yolk-free, ready to use semen extender for buffaloes. 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