under treatment the animal should be given little water and 

 made to live on dry bhusa as much as possible. 



CHAPTER XCV. 



OXEN. 



are three types of bovine cattle, (a) draught 

 animals, (b) milkers and (c) beef-producers. Draught 

 animals cannot be good milkers or beef producers, though it 

 is possible to have milking and beef producing qualities com- 

 bined, as in the case of the Jersey cattle. But it is more satis- 

 factory to keep the three types quite distinct and choose the 

 best of each type for breeding purposes, the rest being sold 

 by the breeder or used after castration. This system of 

 breeding only from one type, tends to exaggerate the quality 

 sought, which is either power of work and endurance, or qua- 

 lity and quantity of milk, or quality and quantity of beef. The 

 Bankipore Cross-bred cattle established by one Mr. Tayler 

 about the time of the Mutiny from the local breed crossed with 

 English bulls, is a superior milker yielding from 8 to 20 srs. 

 of milk per diem. A number of these may be made the 

 basis for the milking strain. For power of muscle and bones 

 and of action, the trotting bullocks of Nagpur come firsthand 

 a number of animals of this class may be made the basis of 

 the draught strain. In Rajputana also there are very fine 

 trotting bulls. There are no Indian cattle which produce 

 the tasty beef which is obtained from the Highland Kylo, 

 or the Dexter Kerry, and to establish both beef and milk 

 producing strains, it is best to import both bulls and cows 

 of the Kerry and the Jersey breeds from England and rear 



