EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Students name : Raman Jain

Organization : JK Trust Gram Vikas Yojana
Reporting officer : Mr. Srikant Deshpande
Faculty guide : Prof. K.V. Raju
Project title : Feasibility of Establishing a Frozen Bull Semen Station.

CONTEXT: India boasts of one of the largest cattle population in the world but if we see at the milk
yield per cattle then it is one of the lowest in the world. In this context there is increased awareness and
spending towards Artificial Insemination programme. Hence, the demand for Frozen Semen Straws is
increasing exponentially. JK Trust GVY an NGO which is primarily into AI programme is now
expanding and hence is looking to have in house production of Frozen Semen straws not only to cut
down costs but also decrease its reliance on external agencies for the supply of Frozen Semen Straws.

OBJECTIVES: To study the feasibility of setting up a Frozen Semen Station.

METHODOLOGY: A survey of a few frozen semen stations was carried out across the country and
interview of a few of the eminent people in this industry was conducted. Financial indicators like
Internal Rate of Return, Net Present value, Payback period, breakeven level of production etc, were
calculated.

FINDINGS:
Majority of the Semen stations presently in India have their own captive market and only
sell outside if some surplus exists.
Emphasis more on pedigree of the bulls rather than on the cost of the semen straws.
No active marketing done for the sale of semen straws.
Majority of the semen stations selling the semen at cost or at a nominal profit and do not
treat it as a business venture (treated more as a social venture).
The financial viability is more if the number of bulls initially inducted is 50.
Investment in equipments necessary for Research and development and production of sexed
embryos is more desirable.
All of the semen stations have internal generation of bulls and it is advisable to do so
because of unavailability of quality bulls in India and import restrictions on import of bulls.
It is more financially feasible and economies of scale work if the total bulls in semen
collection are between 80 to 100 rather than limiting production level to 10 lakh semen
doses per annum.
There is not much difference between internal generation of bulls through sexed embryos or
semen straws however, the option of sexed embryos is more desirable.

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION:

 Start with the semen station with 50 bulls initially and build up the herd size to 100 bulls.
 Have internal generation of bulls.
 Try to increase internal demand of semen straws in JKT-GVY.
 Invest in quality equipments and have stringent quality control measures.
 Try for aggressive marketing of Frozen semen straws outside the organization also.