After breaking record, Murrah buffalo becomes star in state

Deepender Deswal

Tribune News Service

Hisar, December 12

Murrah buffalo Saraswati, who set a world record in milk yield to break the earlier record by a buffalo from Pakistan, has become an attraction among cattle breeders of the state. A number of people have been visiting farmer Sukhbir Dhanda in Litani village of the district to see ‘Saraswati’. The buffalo yielded 32.066 kg milk in a day.

Dhanda, who owns the buffalo, returned home after the buffalo set the new record in milk yield at the 14th PDFA International Dairy and Agri Expo 2019 held in Jagraon village in Ludhiana two days ago.

He said that he also got an offer of Rs 51 lakh for the buffalo from Punjab farmer Pavitra Singh. Earlier, a farmer from Jind district had offered Rs 50 lakh for Saraswati.

“But I have decided not to sell the buffalo. Seven-year-old Saraswati also won the beauty contest held in Maharashtra earlier this year,” he said, adding that he owned five Murrah buffaloes. He said that cattle-breeding has been a good alternative for the peasant community.

Sheo Narayan, a resident of Surpura Kalan village in Bhiwani district, said that improvement in the Murrah breed has made it a good alternative for farmers as growing crops is no longer profitable.

Animal scientist Dr Rajinder Singh maintained that Murrah buffalo has emerged as the lifeline of the rural peasantry in the state.