Healthy Cows
You can't get milk without a baby cow, so everything we do starts with these little ones. From the day of birth, our cows are treated to high standards of animal welfare.
The milk is from the traditional ‘naatu-pasu’ or indigenous variety that have a greater natural immunity to disease. Also, these cows produce A2 variety of milk, which is rich in good cholesterol (Omega-3 fatty acids).
Many dairy farmers use the black-and-white Jersey cow or the Holstein-Freisnan cow, which is bred more for its meat, high yields of milk and less for its ability to resist disease. Jerseys produce A1 variety of milk, which contains a poisonous chemical called ‘casomorphine’ and bad cholesterol, which clogs the blood vessels. It is also known to cause high blood pressure, autism, diabetes-1, and mental disorder in old age.
This also usually means a greater reliance on the routine use of antibiotics.
Cows are social animals, so on our organic farms we keep our calves in groups to let them make friends and groom each other.
The female calves are kept for dairy. Males are called bull calves and are used for breeding when they are mature. If there are too many bull calves, they are exchanged for a female calf, with a farmer who needs a bull, to mate his cows.
Unlike a non-organic dairy farm, the animals here have more space which can reduce stress and they have the freedom to roam. We aim to keep the herd as stress-free as possible. It means when you buy organic milk, you can be sure it comes from high-welfare farms.