livestock

livestock

This is one of the largest livestock when it comes to poultry and one of the biggest sources of poultry meat and eggs. With a stocky build, they are used as a source of meat worldwide.

livestock · lake

A close-up view of a domesticated Swan Goose drinking water from a pond without getting into the water. The goose looks like it is enjoying the fresh Water Lettuce leaves as well.

Uttar Pradesh·farmland · livestock

These black poultry are Karaknath murghis from Andhra Pradesh. The chickens come running when they see their food being distributed.

farmland · livestock

Desi murghi hens rush to their feed at a murghi farm in north India. What a clucking cacophony! These black poultry are Karaknath murghis from Andhra Pradesh and the more colourful ones are regular Desi murgis.

farmland · livestock

Desi murghi hens rush to their feed at a murghi farm in north India. What a clucking cacophony in this free range murghi farm.

farmland · livestock

A local farmer feeds a flock of Kadaknath chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in the Ghorakhuri region near Nainbagh, Uttarakhand. Known for their distinctive black feathers, skin, and meat, these birds are highly valued in India.

livestock · desert

Can you imagine that this camel cart uses discarded Dornier aeroplane tyres? Most camel carts in Rajasthan use plane tyres - the ultimate recycling... This village woman herds her goats in Rajasthan's desert in western India.

livestock · ceremony

Maldhari woman walking for over a mile in the scorching heat with two water pitchers balanced perfectly on her head in rural Gujarat. Heat wave of 2002: village women walk long distances to fetch water for their homes...

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Indian chefs making Khoa or mawa or Khoya at a sweet shop in Ludhiana, Punjab. It is made of either dried whole milk or milk thickened by heating in an open iron pan. It is lower in moisture than typical fresh cheeses such as ricotta.

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Indian chefs making Khoa or mawa or Khoya at a sweet shop in Ludhiana, Punjab. It is made of either dried whole milk or milk thickened by heating in an open iron pan. It is lower in moisture than typical fresh cheeses such as ricotta.

livestock

Meadow full of sheep at Kauri Pass, herded by three men feast on alpine flowering plants and the juicy grasses of the Himalaya.

hills · livestock

A flock of sheep grazing on green pastures of Kuari pass located in Garhwal region of Uttrakhand. Kuari Pass is probably the best window to view the high Himalayan peaks.

livestock

Herd of sheep grazing on the Himalayan meadows in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. Grazing is a method of feeding in which a herbivore feeds on plants such as grasses, or other multicellular organisms such as algae.

livestock · river

Mountain mules or burros, locally known as khachars / donkeys roam with their owner on a Spiti road while a group of sheep have taken off down a steep cliff near a fast flowing river in Himachal Pradesh, in the high Himalaya of India.

hills · livestock

Herd of sheep grazing on the lush green meadow of Lamkhaga in Uttarakhand. With an elevation of more than 17000 feet, Lamkhaga Pass is one of the high altitude mountain passes in the Garhwal Himalayas.

hills · livestock

It;s getting to be night fall and if the shepherd can't get his stock to the pen on time, the Snow Leopard might just get one or a few of them at nightfall! So the sheep need to rush down to the meadow, as it gets dark in the high Himalaya.…

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In the high Himalaya, a shepherd heads back to his hut for the evening, even as the sheep recognize nightfall as being time to jump downhill to head home, as the Snow Leopard comes out for its evening round as dusk...

livestock · hills

In a rich green post monsoon meadow, a flock of sheep scurry down in single file... At any other time, we could have thought that perhaps a predator like a Snow Leopard is on the prowl, but actually this is standard practice and behaviour f…

livestock

Sheep can be reared as free range where there is no shortage of land or under housing inside a shed. Sheep in india are mostly maintained on natural vegetation or common grazing lands wastelands or uncultivated lands.

livestock

Traditional Rajasthani nomads and their sheep make for an unusual sight amid a deserted village of Rajasthan, which provides a surprisingly large amount of green pasture.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A flock of Himalayan domestic sheep descend from the high Himalaya to over-winter around Mussoorie, in an open forest pasture for the cold months.

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Baby goat kid climbs on top of buffalo, jumps around and plays on its back, jumps from one to another

livestock

This bull named Yuvraj is a Murrah bull with a price tag of Rs 9 crore. The bull is owned by Karamveer Singh of Haryana, and has the good fortune of sleeping in an air-conditioned room.