Hindu Administrative Institutions c12.s5.52

c12.s5.52

Pasture lands are necessary for cows, horses and other animals. The improvement of livestock is still an unsatisfactory problem even in modern times. There was a special department which looked after the grazing grounds and meadows for the proper supply of fodder, etc., to the livestock. A register of cattle was maintained fixing the scale and standard of diet as determined by the working capacity of each animal.¹