Dinesh Sheth’s letter provides useful information about cow-milk’s nourishment property, derive essential bi-products, and “mithais”. But it is only half the data. Sheth’s concern about painless milking is praiseworthy. ISKCON is already producing and marketing “AHIMSA” milk.
“Cowconomics” can be more convincing today, to all down to earth pragmatic cattle owners all over the world. Cow killed for beef can yield profit only once, but a healthy cow can yield income during its 20 years of productive life and after death too.
Healthy cows can make a person a millionaire. Profit enhancing products are: milk which is sold openly in all global market. Next product is cow dung, which can be converted in manure and sold to farmers. Urine is used in many pharmaceutical products. Renin from calf’s guts is used to make yogurt for massive sale. Bull can be sold for impregnating other cows. “Gober-Gas” can be used for domestic/ vehicle use. Posthumously, cows’ leather is utilized by leather industry to manufacture shoes, bags, and many other products. Its bones are used for refining sugar.
Hindus have not been able to convince the world on “mother” and “holy”, preaching, it is time to speak in modern/ global terminology of profitable “cowconomics”.
Ramesh Jhalla
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