Haryana Buffalo “Lakshmi” ,the best buffalo at Muktsar Cattle Fair recently sold for whopping Rs.25 lakh to a farmer from Andhra Pradesh
CHANDIGARH: A Haryana village is all decked up to give a grand farewell to a buffalo, which was recently sold for Rs 25 lakh to a farmer from Andhra Pradesh. Owner of the buffalo, Kapoor Singh,a farmer invited over 2000 guests from across the state to attend the function at Singhwa Khas village in Hisar district. The farewell party is expected to cost him around Rs 2 lakh. According to Singh, farmer Rajiv Sarpanch from Andhra Pradesh who bought the buffalo on Tuesday would arrive on Sunday to take the animal home. Sarpanch had spotted her at Muktsar cattle fair in Punjab.
Lakshmi, which was adjudged the best buffalo at Muktsar cattle fair earlier this year, has so far bagged prizes worth Rs 3 lakh in milk yield and other contests.According to Kapoor, he purchased Lakshmi for Rs 2.5 lakh two years ago. During the first lactation period, she gave 22.5 litres of milk daily. Her highest milk yield in one day is 28 litres, he said. Four-and-a-half year-old Lakshmi’s third calf is due next month.
