The Goshala at Govardhan Ecovillage was started in 2003. Beginning with only 9 cows & bulls, the number today has increased to 104 and is expected to reach 150 in the next few years.

One of the unique features of the Govardhan Ecovillage Goshala is the personal attention and care given, with separate special zones allocated for Bulls, Cows, Calves and milking Cows. Pregnant Cows are offered a special diet and care to ensure the proper health of the Cow and the calf.

Old cows and bulls are given special care. Cows at Govardhan Ecovillage are treated as one of the family members and all due care is given to them. The health status of each and every cow is noted on a daily basis and is logged for long-term monitoring.

To ensure proper medical care a veterinary doctor visits the Goshala regularly and is locally available in case of all emergency situations. Primary treatments are done with homoeopathy and herbal medicines.

Apart from providing clean hygienic surroundings, fresh water and ventilation, great care is taken with regard to their diet. Proper nutrition is provided in the form of kadbakutti, corn flour, sugar and wheat bran.

Lucerne grass, Yeshwant grass, and Paragrass grown on our own farmland provide very good nutrition for our Cows. With 7 people serving the Cows round the clock, it is ensured that all timely requirements are taken care of.

Govardhan Ecovillage Goshala provides excellent facilities for Cows and bulls, setting world-class standards in Cow care with rope-free zones, fresh water, special calf care and many other practical considerations.

Traditionally cows are treated as one of the family members and due care is given to them. As for their diet green fodder like corn & millet is being grown in abundant quantity.

In order to demonstrate their utility, bulls have been engaged in a variety of activities:

• Ploughing the fields
• Extracting oil in an oil mill
• Flour mill
• Transportation within the farm
• Animal Driven Prime Movers: for water pumping application
• After the calves drink sufficient Milk from the cows' the rest of the quantity is distributed to the children and senior citizens.

Cow Dung is being used in:

• Biogas plan
• Manure
• Cow dung cakes as fuel
• Soap powder
• Toothpowder
• Ghanvati
• Incense

Cow urine is being used in:

• Go Ark (Distilled Cowurine)
• Pesticides
• Manures

Cow Breeds at our Goshala:

• The Tharparkar Breed
• The Gir Breed
• The Dangi Breed

We want to continue our work at Goshala and we need your support! Please consider donating to the Goseva:

Feed The Cow:

• For a month: Rs. 3,300.
• For a week: Rs. 750.
• For a Day: Rs. 108.
• Fodder for all cows for a day: Rs. 11,000.
• Green grass for all cows for a day: Rs. 5,000.

Donate for Other requirements:

• Oil Cake (1,000 KG): Rs. 27,000.
• Wheat Bran (3,000 KG): Rs. 45,000.
• Chunni Tur (1,5000 KG): Rs. 24,750.
• Jaggery (200KG): Rs. 6,2000.
• Mineral Mixture (5,000 KG): Rs. 12,000.
• Kadba Kutti (5,000 KG): Rs. 60,000.
• Paddy straw (12,000 KG): Rs. 63,000.