Organic farmers Sethuraman of Tamil Nadu and Prajwal Kandalkar of Maharashtra said that the cattle are an integral part of organic farming. Many farmers claim that native breeds yield better ...

“The Tamil Nadu people’s cultural ethos and a long-term sustainable rural occupational are in jeopardy, too.” The Bargur breed cattle, an endangered, medium-sized hilly cattle breed reared ...

While Halikar and Amrith Mahal in Karnataka and Krishnaraly Kilary in Maharastra are examples of this type of cattle, in Tamil Nadu, breeds such as, Umblacherry, Burgur Malai Madu, Pulikulam ...

Alambadi cattle is one of the indigenous breeds of the country and the farmers should extend a helping hand for the conservation of the same, said T. K. M. Chinnayya, State Animal Husbandry Minister.

It gives a platform to raise and preserve our traditional lineage." The population of native cattle breeds in Tamil Nadu drastically fell from 37.5 lakh in 2007 to 18 lakh in 2018. As per the ...

Exhibitions of Bargur cattle conducted by the Animal Husbandry ... There were buyers from various parts of Tamil Nadu as also Karnataka and Kerala, Mr. Sivasenathipathi said, adding that the ...

This would prevent sale of cow breeds with high yield capacity and ... On the free distribution of milch cows and goat schemes in Tamil Nadu, the minister said on account of the severe drought ...

Chennai: The real conservators of the Bargur cattle breed, the Lingayats, are facing restrictions from the state forest department, which is putting pressure on them to give up rearing of the ...

Native cattle breeds in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu face a fight for survival if a ban on "bull-taming" contests is not revoked, say supporters of the sport. Jallikattu has been ...

In Tamil Nadu, cattle fairs are huge weekly affairs bringing ... This ban will mean there would be a drop in desi breeds because of the doubled reluctance of farmers to go in for the maintenance ...

Native cattle breeds in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu face a fight for survival if a ban on "bull-taming" contests is not revoked, say supporters of the sport. Jallikattu has been ...