Gir Cow Breed Development

Gir Cow Breed: Interviews of EMINENT DAIRY PRACTITIONERS

Listed in Indian States (in alphabetical order)

Maharastra

Deepak Bhanushali

B.Sc. Agriculture, MBA (Agribusiness)

Director – Kesariya Farm Pvt Ltd

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Gir Cow Breed – Overall Experience:

Our Success in Gir Cow Dairy depends on,

• Availability of pasture land or own farm to cultivate good quantity and quality of green as well as dry fodder round the year.
• Understanding of Gir Cow’s behaviour and responses to various nutrition and illness problems.
• Scientific decision making in Gir cow feeding, breeding, Gir cow and  Gir bull selection, health management.

Views on Gir Cow Breed:

• Very docile breed
• Regular calving when given proper nutrition.
• Gir cow breed can adapt to whole western India climate. But high humidity has caused heat related problems in some research on various gaushala.

Ravishankar Shashikant Sahasrabudhe

B.Sc Botany

Owner-“Pawana Dairy Farm”

Pune, Maharashtra

Gir Cow Breed – Overall Experience:

‘Gir’ is one of the finest (milch) cow breeds of Bharat. we as the citizen of Bharat should take all our cattle breeds very seriously in terms of Rearing and Breeding.it is the need of the hour, i am doing my bit.

Gir Breed Strength & Challenges:

Strength:

•  very calm and polite breed.
• very sturdy breed
• extremely good milker in tough conditions

Challenges:

• needs to be breed scientifically.

Views on Gir Cow Breed:

• Exceptional breed
• disease resistance
• can produce very good quantity and quality milk with very low nutrient fodder or dry fodder
• outstanding temperament (very polite)
• very good looking (IMO)