The raging grandfather
Kostroma (September 2003). "Come, my little children," Irina calls with full force into the dense forest. "Go faster!" Eleven of her charges already pawing impatiently at the bit before the empty feed troughs, but some are still missing. Irina looks after the offspring of Russia unusual farm - the elk farm of Sumarokowo. Already the first two month old cubs spend the most time in the forest, because the stable lock can not moose.
are the big deer, regardless of age, somewhat idiosyncratic contemporaries. Just as at that time also the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. The Secretary-General had in the 60 years he arranged not only to Soviet collective farmers to grow corn instead of wheat. In the Workers 'and Peasants' empire should also be domesticated elk.
scientists opened in the taiga several experimental farms to explore the animals. So also in Sumarokowo near the regional capital of Kostroma, 350 miles northeast of Moscow. What man could do the moose was then still unclear.
Some ask, what is all this
"In theory, everything looked quite brilliant," recalls Nikolai Grachev, director of the reserve, which also includes the elk farm. "Without much cost for care and feeding, it was hoped to solve the problems with the farms in the meat supply." Grachev, who during the time a revision Tarnfabren uniform with the Russian forest guard, a young bull moose strokes. In Sumarokowo born animals are quickly tame. There
36 elk at the moment on the farm. From idea to kill the animals, took Grachev and his colleagues quickly distance. Meanwhile, the elk farm sold only milk and pups survived, but remains above all of the modest state grants. is
Since the perestroika in Russia of course, money is tight for such experiments become. "Of course we need to hear again from above, the question of what this is all really," says Grachev and pulls on his cigarette.
between a professional dairy industry and of elk farm Sumarokowo are still worlds. No fewer than three liters of fat-containing milk does a cow elk on average every day, no serious amount compared to bred high-yielding cows.
"If the weather is bad or has the moose bad mood, but it is not even out of the woods for milking," says Natalya Karenkowa, who works as a vet in Sumarokowo and tourist groups out over the area.
Per speakers try the milkmaids then often in vain, to lure their animals from the bush. "I can conclude a Contract with anyone and guarantee a certain amount of milk because it may be, that we have on some days does nothing to offer," says Grachev.
miracle medicine from the elk farm
is even worse but that each year some of the laboriously reared animals forever looking into the distance. The collars with pet names and radio stations will not help much.
also think Larissa Witsch therefore must often improvise. The strong-minded woman is the best customer of the elk farm of Sumarokowo and the chief physician of Ivan Susanin Sanatorium, located less than five miles as the crow flies.
Out of curiosity, an employee of the farm had begun to drink the moose milk. "After some weeks he presented amazed found that the gastric ulcer that plagued him until then was virtually disappeared," says Denke Witsch. Several laboratory studies have bestötigt in the period following the healing.
moose milk strengthen the immune system and kill off microbes. Even in people who suffer from blood cancer, the disease had improved.
Susanin The Sanitarium offers its dyspeptic spa guests now except fresh Forest air and mineral water also moose milk-treatments. Three small at guests' milk are administered to patients daily, the liter is sold for 210 rubles (6 €). 250 liters can think Larissa Witsch frozen in liquid nitrogen to in the autumn and winter have something in stock.
Some stomach sick now come from far away extra mission in the sanatorium. Others experience only site of the miraculous power of moose milk. "My roommate told me it was good for the power," smiles Sergei, his stomach pains was actually cure with medicinal water. "Since he has been right way."
(epd / kp)
Originally published in
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