Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development J. Chinchurani handed over five high-yielding variety of cows to student dairy farmer Mathew Benny at Velliyamattom in Idukki on Tuesday. Mathew had lost 13 cows due to toxin ingestion on January 1.
Ms. Chinchurani and Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine had visited the family members soon after and assured them that the government would provide five cows for free.
On Tuesday, the Minister visited the farm and handed over the cows. All the cows belonged to the Holstein Friesian breed and had been insured. The cows were selected from the Kerala Livestock Development Board farm at Mattupetty, near Munnar.
