Handling bulls and old cows has been a nuisance for their owners as they are unproductive or less productive and costs more to rear. In such a case, the government should have a system of tagging the cows and bulls so that the owners can be identified if left open in the streets.
The unproductive or less productive cows and bulls can be reared in a group by some people or organisation so that their feeds are not wasted and their by-products can be used. For example, cow urine is considered holy and also medicinal value, so it can be sold to the users. Cow dung can be used to produce biogas and slurry can be sold to the farmers promoting organic farming or using
biodegradable manures. In other way, the unproductive or less productive cows and bulls can be sold
or given to the organisations such as Jatayu Restaurant, a vulture conservation restaurant. Similarly bulls can be castrated and given to rural households for using as drought power in ploughing land. If the government could ensure the quality of cow milk sold in the market, the government
should charge at least one to some rupees per litre of cow milk as tax to collect fund that goes for the
welfare of bulls and old cows.
Basan Shrestha,
Ghattekulo, Kathmandu
http://epaper.thehimalayantimes.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=cd7278e2-4150-475f-8abe-305e5ed57783
The unproductive or less productive cows and bulls can be reared in a group by some people or organisation so that their feeds are not wasted and their by-products can be used. For example, cow urine is considered holy and also medicinal value, so it can be sold to the users. Cow dung can be used to produce biogas and slurry can be sold to the farmers promoting organic farming or using
biodegradable manures. In other way, the unproductive or less productive cows and bulls can be sold
or given to the organisations such as Jatayu Restaurant, a vulture conservation restaurant. Similarly bulls can be castrated and given to rural households for using as drought power in ploughing land. If the government could ensure the quality of cow milk sold in the market, the government
should charge at least one to some rupees per litre of cow milk as tax to collect fund that goes for the
welfare of bulls and old cows.
Basan Shrestha,
Ghattekulo, Kathmandu
http://epaper.thehimalayantimes.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=cd7278e2-4150-475f-8abe-305e5ed57783
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