Sree Govinda Gow Seva Samsthan(SGGSS)- Genesis

Sree Govinda Gow Seva Samsthan(SGGSS) had its genesis on 1st May 2013 as a non profit making organisation in memory of late Sri Kudala Surya Prakasa Rao with a primary objective to protect and develop indigenous Cow Breeds, Punganur bread in particular. The SGGSS has adopted the existing stock of four Punganur cows & one bull calf aiming to revive the species.

SGGSS - Location

Sree Govinda Gow Seva Samsthan(SGGSS, House of Small Cows, Dr.No. 4-123/18/D/1, Padmavathi Colony, Uppal, Hyderabad - 500 039, Mobile No. 9985880582.

Founder

Sri K. Surya Prakasa Rao who has retired as Production Manager from AP Dairy Development Cooperative Federation has been instrumental in motivating his children towards GowSeva. His eldest son purchased a Punganoor Cow with female calf from Government Cattle Farm, Palamaner during 2007.

While that being the status, Sri K. Surya Prakasa Rao, has passed away on 8th August 2012( Shravan Bahula Shasti)and he has been the disciple, had initiation from His Holiness Sri Sri Sadguru Samartha Naryana Maharaj and had involved actively in protecting indigenous cow breads.

Therefore, a view was taken to setup a Trust from out the savings of Late Sri K. Surya Prakasa Rao ,accordingly his wife Smt. K. Muktha Bai has initiated steps and got a registered namely Sree Govinda Gow Seva Samsthan(SGGSS) on 1st May 2013 aiming to benefit the Indian Cow Breads.

Activity

The Cow & calf, which were brought from Government Cattle Farm were named as Haripriya and Brunda respectively. Subsequently, the numbers have started increasing. At present, there are 4 cows, one bull calf. Three more calves are expected by July/August 2013 and heard size is expected to be eight by the end of this year(2013).

As the cows are born in the Goushala attached to the house, all the family members have involved themselves in serving cows and developed great attachment towards cows. Every day rich quality milk ranging from 3 to 8 liters containing 8% Fat and 9% SNF were produced and test of milk is very very good(Amrutham). The Punganur Cow's Milk has great medicinal value. The family has been involving in Gowseva, using its milk in Nithya Pooja, Devatha archana and Abhishekam. The surplus milk used at home duly supplying milk on free of cost to the infants whose mothers were not having breast milk.

The Board of Trustees have taken a view to adopted the existing stock of four Punganur cows & one bull calf, revive the species for time being and scale up in due course of time and extend quality service to Gowmatha.

Punganur Cow - Specialty

The Punganur is Taluk in Chittoor District in Andhra Pradesh. Today,Punganur remained and popular Punganur dwarf cow breed has disappeared. Ongole and Punganur breeds are among the popular breeds of Andhra Pradesh. Punganur cow is the world's smallest cows.

It is the worlds shortest, humped cattle. Animals are white and light grey in colour with a broad forehead and short horns. Its average height is 70-90 cms and its weight is 115-200 kg. The cow is an amazingly efficient milker with an average milk yield of 3-5 L/day on a daily feed intake of 5 kg. It is also highly drought resistant, and able to survive exclusively on dry fodder. It is known as poorman's cow. The cow has an aura of 120 Feet radius, receives cosmic energy at higher magnitude and disseminates all around its presence. The body language of the cow is similar to a deer. The walking style of this Cow is beautiful and it is very auspicious to have this cow at home. The milking teeth of this cow is six inches from the ground. The Punganur breed's milk has a high fat content and is rich in medicinal properties. While cow milk normally has a fat content of 3 to 3.5 per cent,but the Punganur breed's milk contains 8%.

Punganur Cow - Characteristics

Back sloping downwards from front to hind quarters; Tail touching the ground;Slight mobile horns, Almost flat along the back and normally at different heights from each other.

The Punganur is on the verge of extinction, with some 60 odd animals remaining. The Punganur cattle are being reared mainly on the Government Livestock Farm, Palamaner, Chittoor district, while a small informal group of private breeders are also working on reviving the species. It is not officially recognised as a breed since there are only a few animals remaining.

Challenges

The challenges set before the SGGSS is to equip itself with land, shelter, fodder and so on.

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