A cattle farm in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri District, which began its journey as a horse-rearing center during the British rule in 19th century, has become one of the largest in Asia.
The farm was handed over to the Agricultural Department of India of Madras on September 1, 1924 as a Cattle Breeding Station.
Since then the farm has been doing remarkably well. When it was taken over by the Madras Civil Veterinary Department which later was redesigned as Livestock Research Station, with the objective of maintaining the purity of the indian milk breeds of cattle and to conduct basic research on animal breeding.
"In Asia, this farm is one of the biggest, it comprises of various multi-activities in livestock. This farm is elevated 3115 feet away from sea level. Total area of the farm is 1641 acres with maximum rainfall about 84 cm that is 840 mm, the minimum temperature is about 17 degree and maximum is 30 degrees to 35 degrees," said Gnanaupakaram, Deputy Director of Live Stock Farm, Hosur.
The farm was renamed as District Livestock Farm after the reorganization of Livestock Research Station on January 1,1970.
The farm is known for its activities including breeding of rare varieties of cow's and bull's like the one of Sindhi bull's whose population is deteriorating in India.
