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Dog Breeding Unit

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Dog Breeding

Objective
  • Breeding and conservation of indigenous dog breeds
  • To create awareness among public about indigenous species
  • Supply of domesticated breeds to the public.
  • Dissemination of best practices in breeding of indigenous dog breeds.
Project Area:
Veterinary Polyclinic Campus, Saidapet.
Project Cost:
Rs.595 lakhs
Project Strategy
  • New infrastructural facilities with modern facilities will be established and the unit will be expanded to breed and protect indigenous dog breeds in Saidapet Dog Breeding Unit in Chennai district.
  • Karyotyping of the cells of indigenous dog breeds like Rajapalayam, Kanni, Chippiparai and Kombai will be carried out and the best purebred indigenous dog breeds (6 female and 2 male dogs of each breed) will be procured, bred and preserved.
Outcome

As per the Animal Welfare Board (AWBI) norms, breeding is allowed once a year, so the expanded kennel can produce an average of 100 puppies from 24 female dogs. The average selling price of a puppy is Rs.7000/-. So through this segment can earn a total income of 7.00 lakhs (Rs.7000x100) as a result of selling puppies to the public.