Goa, Feb. 2 -- JENIFER FERNANDES

joseph@herald-goa.com

ALDONA: Teotonio Tomas Afonso, a 64-year-old resident of Nachinola, has dedicated his life to rearing livestock, a profession he has been engaged in since childhood. Afonso takes care of goats, pigs, and hens, earning a steady livelihood through this traditional occupation. Despite modern preferences for packaged and processed dairy products, he continues to supply fresh goat's milk, a practice he believes has significant health benefits.

"In the past, when a child was born, families would bring home a goat, and its milk would be given to the newborn. It was pure, without preservatives, and those who consumed it lived long, healthy lives," he recalls. He laments that today's genera...