Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Cattle Breeding... And the search for Bride

I dont know why these things happen to me... But it happens...

I am a bachelor(When I am writing this). And I am in the process of searching for my girl. I have registered my self in a good matrimonial web-site. Don't know why, even after being handsome and attractive I am not getting much inquiries. But I have not lost hope. I am expressing interest to every other girl whom i feel is good looking and matches other conditions, first being good-looking.

I had expressed interest towards a girl's profile and her response was pending. We never had a chat over phone or any other communication other than the express interest from me. This I did on a week day and I was going to my native place that Friday. I had received the tickets and reached the bus stop with one of my best friends, Anumodh. We had done our usual chats and gossips abt friends and family and now its time for some new topic.

I started off with my intention of starting a new-business which is cattle-breeding. Kerala needs a huge quantity of beef and most of it comes from outside Kerala. So my idea was to breed cattle as chicken is rared.

So the chat went something like this :
Me: "Hey Anumodh, why dont we start a business, cattle breeding? Like we do chicken and goats, why not cattle. That too when beef is in use in large quantities in kerala? Also most of it used now comes from outside Kerala."
Anu: "Thats a good idea considering the fact that some 90-95% of cattle used for beef come from outside Kerala. But how?"
Me: "See, all the cattle which are brought from far places lose weight by travel. So, my intial plan is to have a check-point kinds where all the cattle will be kept, fed, medicated and looked after very well. Then they will gain weight and we will sell them off to the butchers."
Anu: "Thats a good idea. We will arrange place somewhere in Palakkad, which is one of the entry point of goods to Kerala."

We were standing near the bus-stop when we started talking as there was no seat left. Then two people left the seats and me and my friend got into them with me in the middle and Anumodh and one Lady on sides. We never looked who was sitting beside. One lady - thats all.

Me: "But what bothers me is the quality. When cattle come from outside, we dont have a stipiulated quality. Whatever comes, we take and give. No quality is maintained."
Anu: "Thats the way it is. How could you do that?"
Me: "Only one way - start breeding. Its very complex but like we rare chicken, start breeding cattle. Thus we can ensure the quality. Make sure that we breed only the best of the cattle. And the brand never gets spoiled. By the way there is a big problem."
Anu: "ya. breeding can be done. but very expensive and complex. wts the problem BTW?"
Me: "The problem is that cattle have a longer pregnancy period. Say months. BTW, do you know how many months? Nine?"
Anu: "Nine is for humans. For cattle, its lesser."
Me: "Whatever. Its must be some 6-7 months i guess. Still we have the problem."
Anu: "What?"
Me: "Its like for every calf, we need one mother. And the pregnancy period is 6-7 months. And there needs to be enough resting period for the mother before she bares a new calf. It cannot do it like a chicken lay egg. No chain pregnancy. Otherwise it will die."
Anu: "Ya. thats a big problem"
Me: "Hmm. Then we would have to have another business with this. Dairy. There is no other way. Coz we cannot discard them after giving birth due to monetory loss and other losses. All mothers can be milked and a dairy will help. So the cycle will be a female getting pregnant, deliver, then moved to diary, after some 4-5 months again. The calves will be kept separately. All get well-fed and grown. When Females reach adulthood, we bring them in business, can be used for breeding again. and thus goes the cycle."

By this time, I see a friend of mine coming and I wave and call him. he turns back and responds. Then i go to him and bring him near our seat and introduce Anumodh.. Then I turn towards the lady in a normal glance and I get the shock of my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its the same girl whom I have expressed interest for, in the matrimony web-site. OMG!!!!!!!!!!! I am done. I was doing all this cattle breeding talks near her.

By this time, our bus came and there was no time to patch up. I told Anumodh, if she heard all that we were talking, we are good. But if she heard bits and pieces of it( pregnancy - delivery - chain pregnancy - females reach adulthood - bring them in business) we are gone... Dig a deep hole and bury ourselves in it... Afterall who will expect software engineers to talk about animal husbandry and breeding with such authenticity ... Ha haaa...