Karnal villager’s cow sets national record by producing 76.61kg milk in a day

By: Amit Kumar
KARNAL: A Holstein Friesian cow owned by dairy farmer from a Karnal village set a new record by producing 76.61 kg milk in 24 hours at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) in Karnal. Following this feat, NDRI on Saturday honoured the cow owner, Baldev Singh from Galib Kheri village, for the record-breaking yield of his animal.
The proud owner termed the animal (entry no. 106232/112) to be a champion performer. "The cow first calved on January 2, 2014, and produced 42 kg milk in a day. In her second and third lactation the yield went up to 54kg and 62kg, respectively. This is the animal’s fourth lactation and it had earlier produced 66.20 kg milk at the National Livestock Championship & Agri Expo-2020, Batala, in Punjab," he said. The same cow had also won the top prize at the 10th PDFA International Dairy & Agri Expo-2015 held at Ludhiana, Punjab, and National Dairy Mela at NDRI, Karnal.
Dr MS Chauhan, director, NDRI-Karnal, said Baldev Singh and his brother Amandeep Singh had completed training in management of dairy animals from National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, in 2010 and 2011, respectively, and learnt about scientific breeding and feeding of animals. This training and continuous technical knowhow from NDRI inspired them to take up dairying.
Dr Chauhan urged all dairy farmers and rural youth should take up dairying as an entrepreneurship and skill development programme, and welcomed them at KVK, NDRI, Karnal, where such training is conducted. He said Baldev Singh can be a role model for other youngsters.