Guest guest Posted January 27, 2001 Report Share Posted January 27, 2001 ************************************************** ISKCON Ministry for Cow Protection and Agriculture QUARTERLY COW PROTECTION REPORT *** PART A: PROJECT INFORMATION *** 1. Project Name: 2. Period of Report (indicate which quarter): 1st Quarter - Jan 1-Mar 31 (due April 30, 2001) ___ 2nd Quarter - Apr 1-June 30 (due July 30, 2001) ___ 3rd Quarter - July 1-Sept 30 (due Oct 30, 2001 ___ 4th Quarter - Oct 1-Dec 31 (due Jan 31, 2001) ___ 3. GBC name: 4. GBC address/phone/e-mail: 5. If report is not completed by GBC, name of monitor appointed by GBC to complete report: 6. If monitor is used give monitor address/phone/e-mail: 7. Date of inspection visit and meeting with Chief Cowherd: 8. Name of Temple President or Project Director: 9. Temple President address/phone/e-mail: 9. Name of Chief Cowherd or ox teamster in charge of cow care: 10. Chief Cowherd address/phone/e-mail: 11. Additional cow personnel: *** PART B: COW CENSUS *** I. BULLS/OXEN CATEGORIES: bull, ox, bull calf, t (training), w (working), r (retired), i (infirm). LIST name, age, year of birth (or approximate year of birth) for each animal, beginning with oldest ending with youngest. Add relevant comments. [Deceased animal in brackets/date of death.] (Given away animal in parentheses/ date of contract / name/address/phone/e-mail of caretaker ) *** SAMPLE: 1. Bhima 17 (1983) ox, r [2. Dharma 15 (1986) ox, i -- died June 15, 2001, complications of broken leg falling down hillside] 3. Bhakta 10 (1991) ox, w -- Pulled children's cart in Ratha Yatra, featured in Birmingham news 8/8/2001 4. Burfi 9 (1990) ox, w (5. Sandesh 7 (1992) ox, w -- care contract with Prthu dasa and Arci dasi, local devotees -- 7/5/1998 -- 150 Newfield Road, Birmingham, Texas 88912, 415-333-1111, prthu (AT) pamho (DOT) net , farm last inspected 10/1/2000, ISKCON cow protection standards maintained.) 6. Gopal (2001) bull calf, t, born 3/1/2001 to Bhumi, castrated at 6 months, being trained by Vaisnava dasa. {Add more numbers if needed} *** 1. 2. 3. 4. II. COWS CATEGORIES: cow, heifer, calf, m (milking), b (bred), t (training), w (working), r (retired), i (infirm). LIST name, age, year of birth (or approximate year of birth) for each animal, beginning with oldest ending with youngest. Add relevant comments. [Deceased animal in brackets/date of death.] (Given away animal in parentheses/ date of contract / name/address/phone/e-mail of caretaker ) ***SAMPLE 1. Ganga 18 (1982) cow, r 2. Subhadra 14 (1984) cow, r, i [3. Gopi 14 (1984) cow, r -- died 6/10/2001, Johnnes disease] 4. Bhumi 4 (1997) cow, m -- had calf Gopal 3/1/2001, peak milk production 70 pounds/day, June 5. Lalita 2 (1999) heifer, bred 5/4/2001 *** {Add more numbers if needed} *** 1. 2. 3. 4. ** PART C: GENERAL ANALYSIS OF COW CENSUS ** (Please give total information for current calendar year -- not just current quarter.) 1. Births in current calendar year (2001): 2. Deaths in current calendar year (2001): 3. Purchases: 4. Animals added to herd by other means (gift, etc.) specify means: 5. Trades (allowable only as specified in Standards): 6. Given away (allowable only as specified in Standards): 7. Illness, diagnosis, by whom, action taken: 8. Number of cows, female calves: 9. Number of bulls/oxen, bull calves: 10. If ratio of cows to bulls is more that 60 percent cows to 40 percent bulls, please explain reason for discrepancy: 11. Additional comments on cow census: *** PART D: CARRYING CAPACITY OF LAND ** 1. Land needed to maintain 1 cow in your location: 2. Total herd size: 3. Total land needed in proportion to herd size: 4. Total area of land actually available for herd in your project. (Specify amount in pasture, amount under cultivation for cow feed.) : 5. Is land in your project protected from non-cow use by a Goshalla Trust or a Cow/Land Trust? 6. Comments: *** PART E: FINANCIAL ANALYSIS *** 1. Please provide Quarterly Financial Statement for Cow Department/and Cow/Land Trust 2. Income from Donations this quarter: 3. Income from Sales this quarter: 4. Expenditures this quarter: 5. Projected Cash need and availability for next quarter: 6. Projected plans for next year (and beyond, if any): 7. Comments: *** PART F: COMPLIANCE WITH ISKCON LAW 507 MINIMUM COW PROTECTION STANDARDS *** (Please refer to Minimum Cow Protection Standards to complete this section. Indicate appropriate rating for each item. If item does not apply to this project, rate it as "allowed." For example: under Insemination, if project has only oxen and no cows, there is no insemination, but standard is not broken. Indicate a rating of "allowed." ) **SECTION 1 COW CARE STANDARDS ** I) Protection recommended ___ allowed ___ needs work ___ II) Organization of Cow Care Facilities recommended ___ allowed ___ needs work ___ III) Shelter recommended ___ allowed ___ needs work ___ IV) Feeding recommended ___ allowed ___ needs work ___ V) Milking recommended ___ allowed ___ needs work ___ VI) Training Oxen recommended ___ allowed ___ needs work ___ VII) Traveling and Preaching Programs recommended ___ allowed ___ needs work ___ VIII) Use of Krsna's Properties recommended ___ allowed ___ needs work ___ **SECTION 2 BREEDING STANDARDS** IX) Requirements for Acquiring Cows recommended ___ allowed ___ needs work ___ X) Selection of Breeding Stock recommended ___ allowed ___ needs work ___ XI) Castration recommended ___ allowed ___ needs work ___ XII) Insemination of Cows recommended ___ allowed ___ needs work ___ **SECTION 3 MANAGEMENT STANDARDS** XIII) Responsibility of Local Community recommended ___ allowed ___ needs work ___ XIV) Local GBC Responsibility recommended ___ allowed ___ needs work ___ XV) Investigation Team recommended ___ allowed ___ needs work ___ THIS REPORT IS VERIFIED BY: GBC: Date: (GBC-appointed monitor: ) Temple President or Project Director: Date: Chief Cowherd: Date: *********************************************** NOTE: Cow Protection Report should be submitted by GBC or GBC-appointed monitor -- preferably not by Cowherd or Temple President. Send report to: Balabhadra dasa ISKCON Minister for Cow Protection and Agriculture e-mail: ISCOWP (AT) pamho (DOT) net Mail: ISCOWP RD1 NBU #28 Moundsville, WV 26041 U.S.A. Phone: 1-(304)-843-1270 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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