Rajkot: reeling beneath the devastation brought on by cyclone Tauktae, the cows of Amreli district are now seeing a 30% decrease in milk yield by milch animals.
Breeders opine that the main reason for the decreased yield is that the condition of shock the critters are in because observing the catastrophic cyclone.
Deficiency of suitable drinking water and fodder in the wake of cyclone has resulted in decrease of milk production.
“The creatures do not supply milk when they’re in shock or stress.
The creatures often quit giving milk once they visit one out of their herd being hunted by wild animals like lions or leopards.
Following the cyclone the critters are in shock which has led to decrease in return,” Haresh Khuman, a cattle breeder in Mevasa village of Savarkundla taluka, stated.
Normally, 1 Steak provides 12 to 15 minutes of milk at daily but based on cattle breeders today some buffaloes are inventing 2 litres of milk whereas some others are not letting milking.
The cows owners seeking to attract the buffaloes from shock are washing them five-six times per day.
“We’re pampering them like kids,” Manu Dhakhda a farmer leader in Vadli village, stated.
The cows of Khambha, Rajula along with Jafrabad talukas that were affected throughout the cyclone are confronting this issue.
In accordance with cattle breeders a number of these animals were tethered at the night that the cyclone struck Gujarat so that they weren’t able to escape its fury which included to the shock.
“The creatures aren’t giving nourishment.
For the very first time in our daily life we are made to purchase pasteurised milk luggage for our intake,” Jasu Mobh, a cattle owner from Khambha neighborhood said.
The milk production goes down through the summertime.
The cattle breeders market the milk into local resort owners as well as their own retail clients.
The extra milk is marketed into Amreli district milk makers marriage popularly called Amar dairyproduct.
This milk is also a part of GCMMF which markets the newest Amul.
This dairy hastens the milk out of the cows breeders of Amreli and Gir Somnath district.
“Ahead of the cyclone we was able to receive 1.
60 lakh litres of milk daily that was decreased to 70,000 litres shortly after the cyclone since the group centers had dropped and streets were blocked.
The milk collection today is 1.
20 lakh litres each day,” Ashwin Savaliya, chairman of Amar milk,” stated.