National Cattle Research Program (NCRP) is one among the various commodity programs under the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), administered directly by the director for Livestock and Fisheries research. It has evolved from the Livestock Development Farm of the Department of Livestock Development and Animal Health after the establishment of Nepal Agricultural Research Council in 2048 B.S. (1991AD) and named as National Bovine Research Program (NBRP) at Khumaltar, Lalitpur. In 2069 B.S. (2013 AD) cattle commodity was separated from National Bovine Research Program (NBRP) and NCRP was formed. NCRP was shifted from Khumaltar to Rampur, Chitwan in 2071 B.S. (2014 A.D.). It is situated in the central region of Nepal (270 65′ N latitude; 840 35′ E longitude and 187 masl.) at Rampur, Chitwan. It has humid and subtropical climate with cool winter (2-3 oC) and hot summer (43 0C). The annual rainfall is over 1500 mm with a distinct monsoon period (>75% of annual rainfall) from mid-June to mid-September. This is 10 km west from the Bharatpur (district headquarter of Chitwan). NCRP complex extends in an area of 25 hectare of land.