The birth of over 400 healthy calves and another over 500 pregnancies in China from the buffalo embryos exported from Pakistan have marked a milestone success in Sino-Pak cooperation in advanced livestock biotechnology. Dr. Qaisar Shahzad, Technical Director at Royal Cell Biotechnology (Pakistan), disclosed this while talking to Gwadar Pro on Wednesday.

The Royal Cell Biotechnology (Pakistan) had exported 10,000 embryos of Nili Ravi buffalo, Pakistan’s premium dairy breed renowned for high milk yields, to its international partner, the Royal Cell Biotechnology Guangxi, China, in 2024. This was the first time in Pakistan’s history that buffalo embryos were exported commercially, Dr. Qaiser said. The results in China were impressive. The first embryo calf was born in April 2025, marking a historic milestone in global buffalo reproduction.

Since then, more than 3,000 embryo transfers have been carried out, resulting in delivery of over 400 calves, with another over 500 confirmed pregnancies continuing, Dr. Qaiser, who recently returned to Pakistan from the Royal Cell’s facility in Guangxi, added. The embryos were transferred into Chinese swamp buffalo recipients. The results have proved compatibility between Pakistan’s riverine buffalo genetics and China’s native stock, he said.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP) — Pak-China