Guwahati: Yak, a multipurpose bovid living in highlands in Himalayan region, has been declared as a food animal by the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) recently in response to an application submitted by National Research Centre on Yak (NRCY) in 2021.
...FSSAI tags Himalayan yak as food animal
Yak population in the country is decreasing at an alarming rate year on year basis.