The government has directed all veterinary officials of the Animal Husbandry Unit to take steps for “surveillance of the disease” and collect test samples from all equines in their areas.
The population of Halari donkeys, which earned independent breed status just two years back, is steadily declining in its native tract of Jamnagar and Devbhumi Dwarka districts.
VADODARA: Gujarat’s indigenous donkey breed which is famed for delivering world’s costliest milk is on verge of extinction.
The population of Halari donkeys, which earned independent breed status just two years back, is steadily declining in its native tract of Jamnagar and Devbhumi Dwarka districts (earlier known as the Halar region of Gujarat).
A survey of the breed’s population revealed that there are just 662 animals of this breed left in the region as compared to 1,112 animals counted in teh first-ever survey done in 2015. These donkeys are spread over an area of 18,176 sq km.