Cape Town:
South African scientists have produced first test tube buffalo by in vitro fertilisation(IVF) technology. The buffalo bull calf was born on 28th June. It has been named Pumelelo.
They unveiled the calf at a game farm north of Johannesburg in South Africa's Limpopo province. The scientists are hoping to use it in production of northern white rhino, which is an endangered species. Only three white rhino's are left on the planet.
"This success is of major importance for the prospective breeding of endangered species, and that is the reason why we are undertaking this work," said Morne de la Rey, a veterinarian and the managing director of Embryo Plus, which specialises in bovine embryo transfers and semen collection, mostly for the cattle industry.
Proud parents are biological mother and egg donor "Vasti" and sperm donor "Goliat", which is Afrikaans for Goliath. The baby bull has a surrogate mother which has taken to him
