A simple and practical book on cattle and their care and treatment in India. The book is divided into 36 chapters. Part I The advantages of Keeping Cows; Breeds of Cattle; Buying Cows; Points in a Good Cow; Food; House and Utensils; Attendants; Washing, Grooming and Exercise; Breeding; Bulls; Bullocks; Dry Cows; Management of Cows When Calving; Calves: Their Value, Management and House; Points in a Good Calf; Castrating Calves; Taking the Bull; Barren Cows; Age of Cattle and Names at Diffrent Ages; Price of Cattle; Milk; Cream; Butter; Ghee; Curd, Cheese and Tyer; Lice, Ticks, Flies etc.; The Seasons of the Year; Cattle-Dung; Grazing Fields; Dairy-Farming; Breeding and Rearing Farm Dry-Cow Farming and Cattle-Shows.
Part II Diseases of Cattle, Goats and Sheep; Some Common Complaints; Dangerous but not Contagious Diseases; Contagious and Fatal Diseases.;It covers a large field of discovery, both in the theory and practice of cattle breeding and cow keeping in India.;The text has been aptly illustrated through photographs and a comprehensive index have been provided to enhance the utility of the book.;