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HP to import genetically modified trout seeds from Denmark to replenish old stock

The genetically modified imported eye ova seed is being reared at Trout Farm Hamni and Batahar in Kullu district, Barot in Mandi district, Thalla in Chamba district, Dhamwari in Shimla district and Sangla in Kinnaur district. These imported eyed ova are reared upto fingerling stage at fish farms and then distributed to trout growers for farming. Some stock is kept in departmental trout farms to prepare brooders for breeding purposes, he added.