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