There is a huge demand for ghee of Badri cow of Uttarakhand.
There is a huge demand for Ghee of Badri cow, a special type of cow that grazes in the middle Himalayas and found in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand. Despite ghee being expensive, there is a demand for this ghee in many cities including Delhi-NCR.
In Uttarakhand (Uttarakhand), 300 liters of ghee is being made every month from the milk of Badri cows grazing in Bugyals in the central Himalayas. Ghee of this Badri cow (Badri Cow of Uttarakhand) is being sold by the Dairy Department at Rs 2500 per kg in NCR New Delhi, Bangalore. Despite being expensive ghee, its consumption is high. Its demand is high. Emphasizing on more rearing of Badri cow, Cooperative Secretary Dr BVRC Purushottam (IAS BVRC Puroshottam) said that its milk, ghee should be increased. Instructions have been given to the officers to pay special attention to this.
In a presentation given by the officials of Himalayan Goat, Aanchal Milk, Fisheries in the Rajpur Road Office of the State Integrated Cooperative Development Project on Friday, Dairy manager Aditi Dumoga told that, the ghee of Badri cow growing in Animal Husbandry Breeding Center compared to other cows. Very special. Ghee of Badri cow, which gives only 3 to 4 liters of milk a day, is many times more expensive than that of ordinary cows. He told that despite being expensive ghee, its consumption is high. He told that farmers are getting money for milk on time by the department.
The campaign to save the cow of Badri breed came to an end
You must be curious, after all, why is Ghee of Badri cow or milk of other cows so nutritious and expensive compared to Ghee? Actually, Badri breed cow was found in the hilly area of Uttarakhand and this breed of cow was fast dying there. To save this breed, the campaign of Nariyalgaon Animal Breeding Center paid off and now 140 cows of this breed are present there. While the breeding center Karchi (Joshimath), the breeding center Salna (Joshimath) has 300 Badri cows.
What is special in the milk of Badri cow?
Apart from the availability of nutrients other than A-2 protein in the milk of Badri cow as compared to ordinary cows, its ghee and milk are necessary for health to avoid many diseases. The getting price of milk and ghee of Badri cow has increased the demand for Badri cow of Indian breed. At the same time, A-2 protein found in milk is also keeping the health healthy. Secretary Cooperative Dr BVRC Purushottam has directed the officials to increase the breeding centers of Badri cow and focus on it. It is worth mentioning that Badri cow gives milk by grazing in the Bugyal of Himalayas. There are plenty of nutrients in Bugyalas. Uttarakhand Dairy Department is doing this work with the help of UKCDP.
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