By Dr George Jacobs, Mogul Brahman Stud.

INDIAN CATTLE

Dr George Jacobs visited the Western Ghats region of Southern India in December 2003, and observed Indian Zebu cattle being used as in days of old – as beasts of burden and to plough the fields.

Villagers in the Western Ghats using Zebu cattle to plough the fields

Zebu cattle attached to a plough

In a village nearby there were cattle with painted horns – a remnant of the October annual religious festival.

Zebu cattle with painted horns