Selecting Cow for Zero Budget Natural Farming
Introduction
There are many benefits of a domestic cow.
Its milk is very nutritious
Its dung is antiseptic and of medicinal use
Its dung is a very good manure and a lot of different types of compost and mixture are prepared for agricultural use
Its urine is of medicinal use and cures cancer
There are many other benefits of a domestic cow that can’t be covered in this small article. Please refer to vedas and other cow related books.
How to identify a domestic cow?
The first and very important step towards buying a domestic cow is to identify whether a cow is domestic or not. Below are some of the visible way you can identify a domestic cow
Domestic cow has a hump
Domestic cow has different types of horns
Domestic cow is of Lion shape ie. front bigger in size and back smaller in size
Domestic cow is more sentimental and emotional towards its calf
Domestic cow has extra muscles below its neck
Above picture is of Deoni species from Maharastra and Andhra Pradesh border region. This cow is from Rameshwari Natural Farm.
How to buy a domestic cow?
Check its teeth, generally 6 teeth cow is mature and good to have as it is treated as young. Let it roam around and see it from different direction for any disabilities.
Buying from local neighbor or person
If you are buying a cow from a local person or neighbor, see the cow twice or thrice by going there at different times. Touch it, let her feel that you are touching. Try to touch its milking organs. If its not letting you touch or feeling uncomfortable the chances are you are going to have hard time controlling it. See your capabilities and then decide whether it is controllable or not. If not, better look for other cow.
In general, cow doesn’t allow to touch its milking organs so its okay but in general if you touching other body parts she should not feel uncomfortable.
Buying from animal fair
If you are buying a cow from animal fair, avoid mediator. If you can’t, do not let their decision dominate you. In general mediators would try to dominate your decision by telling different stories, appreciating about cows, giving examples on how this cow is better and why the price is worth this cow.
All check above (Buying from local neighbor or person) description and ensure that everything is fine.