Saturday, October 25, 2008

Breeds of Cattle

Indian cattle breeds belongs to ZEBU or BOSS INDICUS.

:: GENERAL FEATURES ::

1. Indian cattle's having Hump.
2. Pendulous Dewlap
3. Long Ears
4. Smooth Hairs


:: SPECIAL FEATURES ::

1. Resistant to high temparature
2. More Disease Resistant
3. Can Survive on Cheap & Course feeding materials
4. Low milk yield
5. Low Reproductive efficiency

Note :- There are three types of Classification of Cattle's breeds.

:: CLASSIFICATION OF CATTLE BREEDS ::

I. Milch Animals breeds
II. Duel purpose breeds
III. Draft Breeds


I. :: MILCH ANIMAL BREEDS ::

There having (4) types of animals

1. SHAHIWAL
2. THARPARKAR
3. RED SINDHI
4. GIR


II. :: DUEL PURPOSE ANIMAL BREEDS ::

There having (6) types of animals

1. Haryana
2. Ongol
3. Kankrej
4. Ratti
5. Krishnavally
6. Gelavo


III. :: DRAFT PURPOSE ANIMAL BREEDS ::

There having (9) types of animals

1. Hallikar
2. Malvi
3. Kangayam
4. Amruthmahal
5. Killary
6. Bachavath
7. Dangi
8. Nagori
9. Nimari