Skip to main content

Indian Cattle Breed - Gir

Gir



Gir cows are good milk producers among indigenous cattle. The breed is also known as “Bhodali”, “Desan”, “Gujarati”, “Kathiawari”, “Sorthi”, and “Surati”.  The breeding tract of the breed includesSaurashtra region of Gujarat. Gir is named after Gir forest, the geographical area of origin of the breed.  Bullocks can drag heavy loads on all kinds of soils, be it sandy, black or rocky. This is a world-renowned breed known for its tolerance to stress conditions. Having faced scarcity for a numbers of years, it has the capacity of yielding more milk with less feeding and is resistant to various tropical diseases. Due to their special qualities, animals of this breed have been imported by countries like Brazil, USA, Venezuela and Mexico, and are being bred there successfully. The animals are of red colour though some animals are speckled red. Horns are peculiarly curved. Starting at the base of the crown they take a sideways downward and backward curve and again incline a little upward and forward taking a spiral inward sweep, ending in a fine taper- thus giving a half moon appearance. Long and pendulous ears are folded like a leaf. Ears hang all the time and their inside face forward. Animals are maintained in semi-intensive management system which are largely bred by professional breeders known as Rabaris, Bhanoads, Maldharis, Ahirs and Charans. Average lactation yield of Gir cow is 2110 kg (ranges from 800 to 330 kg) with an average milk fat of 4.6 % (ranges from 3.9 to 5.1 %).

For further details please visit the below given link:

http://14.139.252.116/agris/bridDescription.aspx

Compiled by Animal Breeding Group, NDDB from Information System on Animal Genetic Resources of India (AGRI-IS)- developed at National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal, Haryana,  India

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Indian Cattle Breeds - Red Sindhi

 Red Sindhi Red Sindhi is a reputed heat tolerant milch cattle breed originating from Sindh province of Pakistan. The breed is also known as “Malir”, “Red Karachi” and “Sindhi”.  It is considered that breed is evolved from Las Bela cattle of Bela, Baluchistan.  The breed is of distinct red colour and darker than Sahiwal. Red shades vary from dark red to dim yellow but most commonly, the animals are dark red. Occasionally small white patches are seen in dewlap and forehead. Horns are thick at the base and emerge laterally and curve upward. The Red Sindhi breed has a very high genetic potential for milk production and comparable with Sahiwal. In India, the animals of the breed are not available in field condition. The breed was used in many countries including USA, Australia, Philippines, Brazil and Sri Lanka for breed development. The milk yield of the cattle ranges from 1100 to 2600 kg per lactation with an average yield of 1840 kg per lactation. Fat percentage in the mil...
Post a Comment
Read more

Indian Cattle Breed - Ongole

 Ongole Ongole is a prominent dual purpose breed of Andhra Pradesh. The breed got its name from its geographical area of origin, i.e. Ongole. The breed is also known as “Nellore” as the Ongole area was earlier in Nellore district. The breeding tract of the breed includes East Godavari, Guntur, Ongole, Nellore and Kurnool districts of Andhra Pradesh and extends all along the coast from Nellore to Vizianagram.  The breed is known for hardiness, disease resistance and capacity to thrive on scanty resources. Animals of the Ongole breed were extensively exported to USA for beef production; Brazil for beef and milk production; Sri Lanka, Fiji and Jamaica for draught; Australia for heat tolerance and beef; and Switzerland for disease resistance. The breed has glossy white coat colour. Males possess dark markings on head, neck and hump and black points on knees and pastern. Horns are short and stumpy, growing outward and backward from the outer angles of the poll, thick at the base an...
Post a Comment
Read more

Cattle Breeds

  Breeds India has been blessed with a large repository of indigenous bovine population with rich bio-diversity. There are 50 well-defined breeds of cattle and 17 breeds of buffaloes. These breeds have evolved over generations, surviving due to their adaptability to harsh climatic conditions, ability to perform on poor quality feed and fodder, resistance to diseases etc. Adult males of some native breeds are also known for their draft qualities. Thus these Indigenous breeds are well adapted to our existing agro-climatic conditions and are resistant to many tropical diseases and can survive and produce on marginal and poor feed and fodder resources. Some of these breeds are well known for their high milk and fat production. However, the production potential of these animals has deteriorated over a period of time due to lack of selection. The population of some of the breeds have declined over years and the primary reason for such decline in numbers of such breeds is reduced producti...
Post a Comment
Read more