Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Hare Krsna, I am new to the conference, but have read ISCOWP and other works to understand some of the things you have been working in the years. We in Colombia are looking to set up a cow protection program. It is good here as many people still work the land with ox and milk cows by hand. Local farmers have a lot knowledge of simple farm practices. We are interested in help, advice if that is possible. What is the best breed for the surrounding area of Bogota, 2800 meters, 7 degrees north. Vrindavanita is at 1700 meters, Varsana is at 2700 meters. The first is warm, good rain, good soil. The second is cold, good rain, good soil. We want to exchange animals between the two places. Milk in Vrindavanita, ox work and animals not doing anything at Varsana. There is a vet devotee who suggests we cross a Zebu with a type of milk cow. Or would Zebu on its own be good, though Varsana is cold? Or what type of milk cow - Pardo Swiss (Brown Swiss), Mousse Rhine (something), Simental? I understand that the breed (species) of animal is very important for milk and work. Here Zebu can give 15 litres of milk, but can they milk for many years from one calf? Thank you for reading this, I hope to hear from you all in the future. Gopananda dasa Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 I think there are others on the conference more knowlegable than myself in the attributes of different breeds but I must say that I have heard nothing but bad news about crossbreeding desai breeds with western breeds. That was what happened in India. The thought was to combine the Zebu and other desai breeds with the westerrn to get more milk production and adaptability to the Asian weather conditions. Well it was not suceesful and the resultant offspring experienced a high level of disease and problems. I think mostly due to the heat. So in the long run there was not an increase in milk as they were not healthy enough to produce sufficient milk. Now there is whole movement within India back towards the indigenous breeds. Could you have one breed in the warm climate and another in the cold? It seems that the breeds indigienous to the area in which a farm project is being developed is the best bet as they have acquired all the traits necessary to survive in that geopgraphic location. I have heard the same thing Hare Krsna dasi heard and that is that the crossbreeding with Zebu and western breeds in New Talavan resulted in animals that were hard to handle. Visit us at: www.iscowp.org > [Original Message] > mark john <gopanandadasa (AT) (DOT) co.uk> > Cow (Protection and related issues) <Cow (AT) pamho (DOT) net> > 1/23/2004 2:10:03 PM > cow protection in colombia > > Hare Krsna, > > I am new to the conference, but have read ISCOWP and other works to understand > some of the things you have been working in the years. > > We in Colombia are looking to set up a cow protection program. It is good here > as many people still work the land with ox and milk cows by hand. Local farmers > have a lot knowledge of simple farm practices. > > We are interested in help, advice if that is possible. > > What is the best breed for the surrounding area of Bogota, 2800 meters, 7 > degrees north. Vrindavanita is at 1700 meters, Varsana is at 2700 meters. The > first is warm, good rain, good soil. The second is cold, good rain, good soil. > We want to exchange animals between the two places. Milk in Vrindavanita, ox > work and animals not doing anything at Varsana. > There is a vet devotee who suggests we cross a Zebu with a type of milk cow. Or > would Zebu on its own be good, though Varsana is cold? Or what type of milk cow > - Pardo Swiss (Brown Swiss), Mousse Rhine (something), Simental? > > I understand that the breed (species) of animal is very important for milk and > work. Here Zebu can give 15 litres of milk, but can they milk for many years > from one calf? > > Thank you for reading this, I hope to hear from you all in the future. > > Gopananda dasa > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! > Download Messenger Now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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