Copy of bcp 18112011 English - Natural Justice
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The biocultural community protocol <strong>of</strong> maldharis <strong>of</strong> banni5. THE BANNI BUFFALO10We Maldharis have developed the unique We maintain the original bloodline <strong>of</strong> BanniBanni buffalo, which is specifically adapted buffalo through the dam and every buffaloto Banni grasslands. The Banni buffalo has within the same bloodline carries the samebecome a dominant livestock over the last name. Banni buffalos form close bonds withcouple <strong>of</strong> decades as a result <strong>of</strong> the their owners and usually respond whenwidespread loss <strong>of</strong> our Kankrej cattle due to called by their name. For e.g. Chhalli is thetheir inability to digest the toxic pods <strong>of</strong> name <strong>of</strong> a bloodline that stretches back a 108Prosopis Juliflora, a highly invasive alien years and this bloodline is renowned for itsspecies initially propagated by the capacity to produce high milk yields.government as a part <strong>of</strong> an <strong>of</strong>ficial policy <strong>of</strong>greening Banni. The Banni buffalo isunaffected by Prosopis Juliflora and thebuffalo has unique qualities <strong>of</strong> adaptation,like the ability to survive water stressconditions, to cover long distances duringperiods <strong>of</strong> drought and disease resistance.The Banni buffalo has a typical quality <strong>of</strong>night grazing. The herd covers a grazingdistance <strong>of</strong> 8-10 kilometres in monsoonand upto 15 kilometres in summer. Herds <strong>of</strong>Banni buffalo are led by the lead buffalothat they follow staying within earshot <strong>of</strong>the special sound <strong>of</strong> a bell around everylead buffalo's neck. A herd that usuallycomprises <strong>of</strong> 40-50 animals and sometimesextends to 90-100 animals departs forgrazing in the evening after second milkingand returns at dawn every morning.Despite the multitude <strong>of</strong> herds, buffalosrarely get lost or mixed in different herdsand invariably follow the lead buffalo backto their respective pens at dawn.The Banni BuffaloIt is only Banni grasslands andMaldharis who can create the Bannibuffalo. If a buffalo is raised outsideBanni, but has not grazed Bannigrasses and has not been raised byMaldharis according to our traditionalpractices, it cannot be called a Bannibuffalo.
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