Guest guest Posted March 28, 2000 Report Share Posted March 28, 2000 Great Article Maharaja! Thanks. Was there any mention of contacts, where more indigenous information on Indian cow care, and related spinoffs in terms of other uses for the cows products, such as recipies for insecticides, houshold uses etc. may be available? Otherwise does anyone know of a work detailing Indian cow care traditions and their uses for the cows products? It seems that in the Indian context, care for mother cow, and the symbiosis of man and cow has been perfected over millenia. Surely there must be a study or some other source, that goes into detail on Indian cow care, somewhere along the lines of the book 'The Family Cow'? The article was really inspiring, and for us in more 3rd world situations, this version of cow care is more close to home. I mean by that that cows in 3rd world situations can be cared for in a much more down to earth manner, than in colder, more expensive and more 'legislature' bound western countries. I wonder if parts of the cow standards paper should be altered to take 3rd world situations into account. I dont think it requires for instance, $10,000 to ensure a cows safety in these countries. Your Servant Samba das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2000 Report Share Posted March 28, 2000 > > > I wonder if parts of the cow standards paper should be altered to take 3rd > world situations into account. I dont think it requires for instance, > $10,000 to ensure a cows safety in these countries. > > Your Servant > Samba das Offhand, I don't think the $10,000 figure is actually used in the Standards. That is kicked around for the US. It will vary greatly according to local circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2000 Report Share Posted March 29, 2000 Haribol Samba I have heard that cow / bull urine is a cure for athletes feet. Stand in a puddle for a while then elevate your feat till they air dry and you are on your way to fungus free feet. Of course you can pee on your own feet that is also a "cure". Urine was used to bleach wool in the middle ages up until sixty years ago. I use urine to restart a biogas plant that has "stalled" when the biocomposting won't start or fizzles out in mid process then it can be jump started by adding ammonia (a BI -product of urine). The dung ashes makes excellent tooth power. (grind them up fine first) A good "cement" is made by mixing dung with water and mixing with dirt. The salt in the dung keeps the moisture in the "cement " from drying out as easily and the "Cement" feels cool and almost damp and lowers the temp in a well insulated house by ten or twelve degrees. I first saw it done in the boys school in Mayapur. It was cool and odorless. The insulation was about 1/3 meter of palm fronds or reeds artfully tied together, in one of the music rooms (huts) the place was beautiful and timeless. Lately I have been molding fresh pies into various shapes like rabbits and frogs and selling them as art / fertilization art. Place in a flower pot and a little fertilizer leaches out with each watering and the Poo pet slowly dissolves into the soil. If I ever get Tulasi to live in my home. I will make little cows to keep her company in her pot. There are tons of other uses. They make use of every thing in India. There are books on the virtues of dung. If you make a biogas composer you can cook off the gas from the dung then when all the gas has been used up, you still have excellent compost in liquid form to place on your garden. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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