New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that India's diverse traditional breeds of cows, buffaloes, goats, and sheep are an invaluable asset, and preserving and registering them is extremely important.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event at PUSA here, Chouhan lauded efforts to register more indigenous breeds.

"I am pleased to say that India's diverse traditional breeds (of cows, buffaloes, goats, sheep) that we possess are invaluable assets, and preserving them, protecting them, and registering them--these two things are extremely important... So far, 246 such different breeds have been identified. Today, registration of 16 breeds has been done... I believe this is a major achieveme...