The news of an attempt to sell 12 Kangeyam cows through an open auction by a farm in Krishnagiri district must have disturbed the cattle-lovers and animal rights activists, but the Madras High Court’s intervention to save the fighter breed has soothed their ruffled feelings.

This has happened at a time when the Tamil Nadu government is making efforts for conservation of the native breeds that are decreasing in numbers. Two research centres - one for the drought-resistant Kangeyam breed and another for Pulikulam - are taking shape, each at Pahuthampalayam in Sathyamangalam in Erode district and Manamadurai in Sivagangai district. The former was allocated `2.5 crore and the latter `2 crore.

The department of Animal Husbandry has been implementing the project for conservation of native cattle breeds through the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS). “We have expedited the works for establishing the Kangeyam Cattle Research Station at Sathyamangalam and the Genetic Resource Centre for conservation of indigenous cattle of Pulikulam at Manamadurai,” Dr K Gopal, secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, told Express.....Read more

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