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A goat-herd or goat-herder is a person who herds goats as a vocational activity. It is similar to a shepherd who herds sheep.

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Cattle being housed in tie stall barns for automatic milking at a Milking parlour in Punjab, India.

livestock · farmland

Adyana cattle farm in Punjab - India. Dairy activities have traditionally been integral to India's rural economy. The country is the world's largest producer of dairy products and also their largest consumer.

livestock · village

Along with agriculture, cattle farming in Madhya Pradesh has unique and critical role to boost up its overall economic scenario. Madhya Pradesh has a primitive economy.

festival · livestock

Agriculture Department of Bihar display various crops at an exhibition during Sonepur Cattle Fair.

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The Sonepur Cattle Fair or Malegaon Mela is held on Kartik Poornima (the full moon day) in the month of November in Sonepur, Bihar, on the confluence of river Ganges and Gandak.

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Incredible number of cattle are reared in India for agricultural purposes and milking. A very typical cowshed or Goshala in Vidarbha region in Maharashtra.

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A gau shala or cow shelter in a village in UP, India. Cattle rearing is the main sustenance of rural India, along with agriculture. A woman pumps water from the ground for her buffalo.

festival · livestock

Horse being sold at Asia's largest cattle fair, Sonepur Mela in India's state of Bihar. The Sonepur Cattle Fair or Malegaon Mela is held on Kartik Poornima (the full moon day) in the month of November in Sonepur, Bihar, on the confluence of…

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Cattle farm in Mukam, Rajasthan. Rajasthan is pioneer in India in organic farming. Large number of cattle in Rajasthan help it producing organic manure and pesticides.

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Dairy cows at Adayana farm, Punjab. Dairy activities have traditionally been integral to India's rural economy. The country is the world's largest producer of dairy products and also their largest consumer.

festival · livestock

Birds of different varieties (mostly Budgerigars) being sold at Sonepur Cattle Fair, Bihar. The Sonepur Cattle Fair or Malegaon Mela is held on Kartik Poornima (the full moon day) in the month of November in Sonepur, Bihar, on the confluenc…

festival · livestock

Horses for sale in cattle market at Sonepur fair. Buy high breed horses of your choice at Asia's largest cattle fair. You can get the best deal here.

livestock · village

Along with agriculture, cattle farming in Madhya Pradesh has unique and critical role to boost up its overall economic scenario. Madhya Pradesh has a primitive economy.

livestock · farmland

Herd of cows in a dairy farm in Rajasthan. Rajasthan is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. Rajasthan covers an area of 132,150 sq mi or 342,239 km².

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Buy high breed cows of your choice at Asia's largest cattle fair. You can get the best deal here. Farmers from different villages come to the cattle fair and inspect the cows before buying one.

hills · livestock

Gujarat has been consistently clocking impressive agricultural growth rates. This has been possible because the government has focused on improving not only irrigation, quality of seeds and power but also tertiary sectors like animal husban…

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A Rajasthani farmer talks about the benefits which he has achieved due to proper water usage in his farming. He also talks about his cattle. Farmers' meet been organised at National Water Consumption centre in a Rajasthani village.

farmland · industry

India has the largest area under sugarcane cultivation in the world and is the world’s second largest producer of sugarcane next only to Brazil.

Uttar Pradesh·farmland · livestock

An aerial view of Gir cow dairy farm and agricultural fields near NOIDA in north India.

Uttar Pradesh·livestock · farmland

Chana or green gram, dhania or coriander, broccoli cultivation at a cattle farm in NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India.

farmland · livestock

Blue sky with balls of white cotton balls floating and birds silhouetted in the backdrop of the clouds. Vast green fields merged with green grasslands of the coastal area. Herds of cattle grazing in the nearby field.

farmland · livestock

A basic but rarely seen activity of farming in Indian rural areas is storing hay after the harvest for feeding cattle and also own-stream making cow dung patties.