Rajasthan Cabinet decides to amend law to allow bull calves' export

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Cabinet on Tuesday decided to amend an act related to protection on bovines to allow the export of bull calves of the age of 2 years or above to other states, parliamentary affairs minister Rajendra Rathore said.

The bill will be forwarded to the president for his consent before it is introduced in the state Assembly, he said.

The amendments to the Rajasthan Bovine Animal (prohibition of slaughter and regulation of temporary migration or export) Act are being made to allow the export of bull calves of 2 years or above age to only those states which have act for probibiting cow slaughtering, he said. The buyer will have to produce an affidavit that he will take care of the calves and will later use them for the purpose of agriculture or dairy farming, Rathore told reporters. He said the amendment is for allowing only male calf.

"This is for Nagauri bull calves who are known for their good growth and built," he said.