Karnal, March 2 -- A Holstein Friesian (HF) cross-bred cow Soni on Saturday broke the record of highest milk production at 87.7 kg of milk in a day at the National Dairy Mela organised at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) in Karnal.

The cow belonging to Sunil Mehla of Jhanjhari village in Karnal won prize money of Rs.21,000 for getting first position in the milk production (HF) category, the institute said.

Another of Mehla's cows stood second with 74 kg of milk in the same category and won a cash prize of Rs.11,000 during the felicitation ceremony on the last day of three-day mela.

Speaking to HT, he said that this was 6th award for Soni that broke its own previous record of 81.3 kg of milk recorded in 2023 at Kurukshetra....