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The basis for India's surging beef exports may be hundreds of small urban operations

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People walk past a park between housing blocks that has been turned into a field for rearing cows in Kasturba Nagar, New Delhi, India on the 26th February 2013. Small scale cow husbandry continues in New Delhi's many colonies.Simon de Trey-White

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A small makeshift farm next to shops and residences raises chickens and cows in Kotla Mubarakpur, New Delhi, India on the 26th February 2013.Simon de Trey-White

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A small makeshift farm next to shops and residences raises chickens and cows in Kotla Mubarakpur, New Delhi, India on the 26th February 2013.Simon de Trey-White

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A makeshift cow rearing operation close to shops and residences on the side of the road in Kotla Mubarakpur, New Delhi, India on the 26th February 2013.Simon de Trey-White

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A park between housing blocks has been turned into a field for rearing cows in Kasturba Nagar, New Delhi, India on the 26th February 2013.Simon de Trey-White

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Small scale cattle-rearing by a drain in Kotla Mubarakpur, New Delhi, India on the 26th February 2013.Simon de Trey-White

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