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The biocultural community protocol of maldharis of banni11We choose our breeding bulls very carefullyand the criteria we base it on include its dam'smilk yield, strength, ability to withstandstressful conditions and disease resistance. Wealso prefer certain physiological features thatinclude coiled horns, short but sturdy legs,convex forehead and white tail hairs. Eachbreeding bull is limited to three services perday and breeding bulls are exchanged betweennearby villages every 3-4 years to avoidinbreeding.The Indian Council of Agricultural Researchrecently recognized the Banni buffalo as the1 1 t h b u f f a l o b r e e d i nIndia.(INDIA_BUFFALO_0400_BANNI_01011)Research has shown that the Banni buffalo iscapable of astonishingly high milk yields withan average of 2857 litres of milk over the yearwith high fat content. The grasses of Bannienables the Banni buffalo to calve at 3 years ofage and achieve peak milk yields within anastonishing 38 days after calving (refer toAnnexure 5 for the table of performance of theBanni buffalo)The Maldharis hold their animals in high regard.Some of us take our shoes off before we enter theplace where our animals lie. Historically themeasure of a man was based on different animalshe kept. A Maldhari who had a good pedigree pureanimals and expert in traditional knowledge wasknown as 'bhagiya'- he who is lucky withanimals.
The biocultural community protocol of maldharis of banni6. OUR KANKREJ CATTLE12Earlier we used to raise Kankrej cattle,commonly called Vadhiyari. During earlytimes, through barter system, we used to getgrains from farmers by giving them cow milkand ghee. This cattle breed is also famous forits draught capacity, amongst the farmers ofKutch and Saurashtra, having savai chal,(meaning back leg reaches further thanwhere front leg was landed) which gives anopportunity to cover more distance in lesstime. Till today, we Maldharis of Banni, everyyear, sell 8-10 thousands Kankrej bullock inKutch and Saurashtra.This dual purpose animal is adapted to theharsh climatic conditions of Kutch and hashigh milk yield capacity with good fatcontent. This cattle is strongly built andfamous for its beautiful look with large halfmoon shaped horns. Average milk yield ofpure Kankrej cattle is 6-8 lts a day whilelactation yield is around 1800-2000 lts. Thisanimal has the capacity to move longdistance, therefore, able to migrate todifferent parts of Gujarat during droughtyears.In last few decades, due to man made andecological hazards, the number of Kankrejcattle in Banni has been reduced drasticallyfrom 50000 in late sixties to hardly 15000-17000 at present. Still some Maldharis ofBanni conserve and survive this animal breedby fighting against all odds.
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