The Welfare of Cows in Indian Shelters

Cow shelters (gaushalas) are unique traditional institutions in India, where aged, infertile, diseased, rescued, and abandoned cows are sheltered for the rest of their life, until they die of natural causes. These institutions owe their existence to the reverence for the cow as a holy mother goddess...

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Main Authors: Arvind Sharma, Uttara Kennedy, Catherine Schuetze, Clive J. C. Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/4/172