Smart Gujarat Hackathon 2017
Challenge Statement

Name of the Department: Agriculture & Cooperation Department

Problem GH188:

Problem Statement	:	Sex sorting of semen of Indigenous Cattle
Challenge Description with context	:	Birth ratio of 50%:50% male and female in cattle affects economics of livestock and dairy farming. Economic point of view female calves born are more advantageous as compared to male calves. Due to ban on slaughter of cattle, male cattle compete with all resources with female and in turn results in to lesser economic return to livestock owners.
What Exact Problem is being Solved?	:	At present semen doses of exotic cattle is being sorted with available technology and it has revolutionized livestock farming and dairy sector in foreign countries.
User	:	One Frozen Semen Station of Gujarat (Patan)
Expected Outcomes	:	Sexed semen technology is one way to alter the natural ratio of new born 50%: 50% to 85% or 99% Female calves. Means male calve born ratio may be decreased to 15% to 1% and Increase percentage of female calve born. As the number of female calves born increases later on production from them also going to increase which will increase economy of livestock owners
Impact	:	More financial return with similar usage of resources