KANNUR: For Jijeesh, an IT professional, cow rearing is not just a way of life but life itself. He started a farm in Chooral in Payyannur six years ago with three cows and now has 200 cows including calves. He is able to give more than 250 litres of milk to the societies. KV Jijeesh, an employee of Thiruvananthapuram Technopark, takes care of the cows when he is not at home through the app 'My Cattle Manager'. The number of cows, feeding, health status and calving date are all known through the app. His brother KV Prajeesh is the main helper in the farm with 12 employees.

Besides milk production, Jijeesh emphasizes on producing cows of the best breed. At present, the farm has breeds like Jersey, HF cross, Rathi breed, Kasaragod Dwarf, Vechoor, Haryana Cow, Gheer and Sahiwal. Jijeesh is preparing to produce the best breed of cows in India at his farm. Maize and grass are the main food of cows.

Farm tourism

Jijeesh, who grew up watching cow breeding and farming, has a dream not only of a high-tech farm. The five-acre farm near Ariyil Falls is planned to be integrated with tourism.

Function of the app

This is an app to keep track of livestock. Each cow can be registered with its photo along with information such as tag number, name, breed, date of birth etc. The milk availability of all cows can be uploaded daily. Cows due to calve next month, pregnant cows, vaccinated cows, cows to be vaccinated etc. can be listed. Information of each cow can be obtained in one click. The app will also come with notifications about cows.