Non-Veg Milk vs Veg Milk. Discussion of non-veg milk in India: Religious and moral attitude.

In India, milk is not just a source of nutrition, but a religious and cultural symbol. Milk has a special place in many religious activities like worship, fasting, fasting, Panchamrit and Shiva Abhishek. This is the reason why most Indians consider it completely pure and vegetarian. But in recent years a new debate has erupted- about non-veg milk. Especially in the discussions of trade agreements between India and America, this word has come out more, which has created both doubt and curiosity in the minds of many people.

So what is this non-veg milk? Simply understand, a milk that is obtained from cows that have been fed by meat or animal bayprises like meat powder, bone powder, blood or fat. This is common in countries like America, Japan, Europe, Brazil and Australia. In these countries, such feeds are given to cows to give more milk and increase weight rapidly. In such a situation, milk can be considered physically pure, but in moral and religious terms, the question arises whether it is really vegetarian?

The situation in India is still slightly different. In our country traditionally, cows are given green fodder, dry straw, maize, bran and desi diet. Although some modern dairy farms are now adopting foreign techniques, the use of fodder made from meat is still quite low. This is the reason that most Indian milk brands write labels like 100% vegetarian feed, “gaushala based” or organic milk on their packets to maintain the trust of consumers.

Now the question arises that what is the effect of such milk on health? From a scientific point of view, no concrete evidence has been found till now that the milk of non-veg feed cows has any harmful elements. In terms of nutrition, this milk is also useful like other milk. But on the basis of religious beliefs and moral thinking, many people prefer to distance away from such milk. Especially those who adopt a completely satvic lifestyle.