What are milch animals?

Answer: From ancient times, people have been keeping animals like cows and buffalo to get milk. These animals are known as milch animals.

Complete Answer:

Milch animals are those animals that are mainly raised for milk. Some common milch animals include the Cow, Buffalo, Goat, and Camel. They are very important for the dairy industry, which makes products like milk, butter, cheese, and more.

The cow is the most popular animal for milk. There are many breeds of milch cows in India and other countries.

The Indian Cow Breeds include 

• Gir
• Sahiwal
• Red Sindhi
• Hariana
• Ongole
• Tharparkar
• Rathi, etc. 

Among these, the Sahiwal is the best Indian breed. It is found in Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh. A Sahiwal cow can give about 1400 to 2500 kg of milk during one lactation period.

Foreign Cow Breeds:

• Jersey (UK)
• Holstein Friesian
• Guernsey
• Ayrshire
• Brown Swiss

Milch Goats and Camels

• Saanen (best milk-yielding goat)
• Jamunapari
• Beetal
• Surti
• Jakhrana

In dry regions like Rajasthan, people also use camels to get milk.

Benefits of Animal Milk

Milk from these animals is full of protein, calcium, and healthy fats. It is used to make:

• Butter
• Paneer
• Cheese
• Ghee
• Curd
• Yoghurt and many other tasty and healthy dairy products!

Note: India celebrates Milk Day on 26th November, and World Milk Day is celebrated on 1st June.

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