"   "I grew up with the ayurvedic wisdom that milk and milk products are
  essential, not only as nutrients but also because they have medicinal
  value," says Noida-based ayurveda researcher Dr Vinod Verma. "For"

"India has one of the largest livestock
  population in the world. Fifty percent of the buffaloes and twenty
  percent of the cattle in the world are found in India, most of which
  are milch cows and milch buffaloes.

  Dairy development in India has been acknowledged the world over as one
  of modern India's most successful developmental programme. India is
  the second largest milk producing country with anticipated production
  of about 78 million tons during 1999-2000.."