Cow develops liking for non-veg food in Kerala

KANNUR: A cow at a village in this district of Kerala has developed a liking for non-vegetarian food.

The cow, reared by C P Hussain in Kuttiyatoor village, developed a craze for non-vegetarian food, especially raw and fried fish as well as chicken delicacies.

Several people from villages nearby also throng Kuttiyatoor to see the seven-year-old cow gobbling meat dishes, reports reaching here said.

The cow reportedly turned non-vegetarian after its owner started feeding grass mixed with fish a few years ago. Two others cows, reared by Hussain, however, remained strictly vegetarian, shunning meat.

Dr P C Ramakrishnan Nambiar, a retired Animal Husbandry Department Director, said such syndrome could be found among a few animals as they start taking anything and everything to offset natural deficiency in mineral and proteins.