Himalayan Yak

  • The Himalayan yak has been accepted as a food animal by the scientific panel of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) after recommendation from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
  • The domestic yak (Bos grunniens) is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibetan Plateau and other places.
  • According to a census carried out in 2019, India has some 58,000 yaks – a drop of about 25% from the previous livestock census conducted in ....
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