National Research Centre on Yak

The National Research Centre on Yak is an ICAR research institute located at Nyukmadung near Dirang in West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. Established in 1989, it is dedicated to research, conservation and improvement of yak, an iconic high-altitude bovine of the Himalayas. The centre maintains a yak farm, laboratory facilities and a yak museum, and serves as an educational and tourist attraction for visitors to Dirang.

Visitors can expect a working research farm set in a high-altitude pastoral landscape near Dirang. The campus includes yak sheds and grazing areas where yaks and yak hybrids can be observed, a small museum displaying yak-related artefacts, skeletal remains, and information on yak husbandry, and exhibition areas explaining breeding, nutrition and health research. Guided explanations by staff are often available, with views of surrounding hills and pastures.