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1. TB in Cows
Press report in Times of India 28th Sep 2009, informs that at Anand in Gujarat , 60 HF
cows had been found positive in TB tests. This is a cause for worry about safety of Indian
Dairy Milk.
Milk of Cows suffering from TB can spread TB to Humans. In Europe and USA there is
a system of culling such cows and sending them to slaughter houses. Although the cows
suffering from TB in Anand are reported to have been shifted to Ahmadabad, but there no
word about what actions are proposed next. Unlike Europe and USA, in India it may not
be easy to transfer TB cows to slaughter houses.
Importance of Indian breeds of cows for India needs to be appreciated and given as much
protection as a matter of Govt. policy as possible as possible.
In the past pasteurization was considered a technological miracle that could destroy all
pathogens/disease carrying organisms in Milk. Of course pasteurization affects all living
organisms in Milk and damages the useful nutritive enzymes also in the process planned
to eliminate pathogens. Thus pasteurization is not considered a good process, but is
perhaps unavoidable for a Dairy system. Age old wisdom is always valid, that all efforts
should be directed to ensure a 'clean' milk system so that pasteurization can be avoided as
far as possible.
This fact also bears repeating that Indian breeds of cows, in households, are not liable to
have TB in general, otherwise TB would have been very rampant in Indian rural areas
that have a tradition of maintaining household cows.
World Dairy scientists have also discovered that BCM7 ( Beta Caso Morphine 7) a highly
toxic opioid, is found in Milk of HF cows. This milk is designated as type A1 and has
been found to be strongly linked with very large number of human diseases. Starting
from Autism and Pediatric diabetes, Milk of HF cows has also been found to have strong
association with occurrence of Cardiac Artery diseases, Diabetes, Arthritis,
Arteriosclerosis, Alzheimer, and Parkinson.
Milk of Bos Indicus cattle ie. Indian breeds of cows, and Jersey, Guernsey, Icelandic
cows, Yak and Sheep has also been reported to be immune to these diseases. Milk which
is free from BCM7 is designated as type A2 Milk.
Dairy farmers around the world have on their own initiatives started breeding their cattle
for producing A2 milk.
2.Natural upgrading:
100 days Pre Partum and Post Partum care , along with breeding with good
pedigree bulls has shown significant upgrading in health and Milk yield of Indian
breeds of Cows.
3.Green Fodder:
Natural feed for cows is Green Fodder. Greater effort is needed for better
technological interventions by Hydroponics Fodder, Coppicing of perennial leaf
fodder trees , and Marine algae such as Azolla.
Greed for higher milk yield from HF cross bred cows should not be at the cost of
spreading more disease in the Indian society. Milk yield of Indian breeds of cows is
already being successfully improved upon by better feeds, health care and better
veterinary practices.