Music is said to enhance productivity, well, it seems that humans aren’t the only ones benefitting from it. Cows too seem to enjoy music. Gopal Guashala Samiti in Rajasthan is using some uber cool and high-tech ways to increase the cow milk productivity – they have installed music systems and loud-speakers worth Rs. 40,000 in their shelter where they play Bhajans twice a day and if the authorities are to be believed, the method is working. 

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The president of the Sikar based Gaushala, Daulat Ram Goyal, said “I once read that listening to bhajans can bring about hormonal changes in cows, and increase their milk-generating abilities.” He further added, “We installed our music system way back in June, and guess what! The cows have been producing more milk in the last six months.” Wow, who knew our cows could be so fancy.

What’s more, to ensure that the cows don’t miss out any beat or note, six amplifiers have been installed across the Gaushala. Damn! Talk about getting all that bass? These cows are getting more action than we humans can even think of. The 58-year-old Goyal further added that the cows don’t listen to any music, they have their own selected music track. “The bhajans are played twice a day – 5:15 AM to 8 AM in the morning, and 4.30 PM to 7:30 PM in the evening. The tracks include devotional songs written by Meera Bai and phrases from the Ramacharitmanas.”

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No matter how weird this sounds, at least this method is working wonders for the Gaushala and Goyal even claims that in the seven years of his tenure here, he has never seen cows producing this much milk. He said, “Earlier, the cows would collectively bear around 130 litres of milk every day. It has now gone up to 170 litres. All our cows are of the ‘pure desi’ breed, and this is the largest gaushala of its kind in the Shekhawati region.” 

Well, now that their productivity is increased, they can definitely demand a hike in terms of good quality straw and hay in their next appraisal meet. 

Source: Hindustan Times