Panganur cow breed

January 16, 2024

PM Modi was seen feeding several Punganur cows at his residence in New Delhi.
The rare breed, native to a village by the same name in Andhra Pradesh, is diminutive – that it can even be bred in an apartment.
It is among the world’s dwarfest cattle breeds but yields highly nutritional milk.
It has high resilience to drought and can adapt to low-quality feed.
Many temples of Andhra Pradesh, including the famous Tirupati Thirumala Temple, use the milk of a Punganur cow for Ksheeraabhishekam (milk offering to the deity).
It is known for its high-fat content A2 milk, rich in nutrients such as Omega fatty acids, calcium, potassium, and magnesium, which are essential for maintaining good health.
A Punganur cow can give around 1 to 3 litres a day, and the milk fat content is 8 per cent as compared to 3 to 4 per cent in other native breeds.
The higher the value of the feed, good genetics, and maintenance, the better the quality of milk produced.