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Kapildev from Jehanabad earns 18,000 monthly with Gir cows from Gorakhpur.
- •Kapildev Yadav from Gyangarh Math in Jehanabad purchased four Gir cows, including two calves, from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.
- •Engaged in animal husbandry for 50 years, Kapildev highlights that Gir cows adapt well to the local weather and have high milk yields.
- •His two Gir cows yield a total of 22 liters of milk daily, with one producing 12 liters and the other 10 liters.
- •The milk is sold at 50 rupees per liter to dairies and up to 80 rupees in the market, yielding a monthly profit of around 18,000 rupees.
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Kapildev Yadav brought four Gir cows by purchasing them from the Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh to his home in Gyangarh Math, Ghosi block. Together, his two Gir cows and two calves yield a total of 22 liters of milk every day, with one cow producing 12 liters and the other producing 10 liters.
The daily feed expense for the two Gir cows—which includes pure mustard cake, bran, and crushed grain—is around 500 rupees. After deducting these feed costs, selling the milk at the dairy generates a daily saving of about 600 rupees, resulting in a monthly earning of at least 18,000 rupees.
The milk of the Gir cow breed sells at quite a high price, fetching up to 50 rupees per liter at local dairies and up to 80 rupees per liter when sold directly in the market.
