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Nari cattle are native to Sirohi and Palidistricts of Rajasthan,Sabarkantha and
Banaskantha districts of Gujarat. These are medium in size with
excellent migratory capacity and
can survive well on grazing, and in the open housing system during all kinds of
weather.Coat colour is white or
greyish white in majority of cows and white, greyish white and sometimes black
in bulls.Horns are spirally curved and
outward /forward pointing in orientation.Forehead is broad and slightly concave
in majority of cases. These are dual purpose cattle used for both milk
anddraught purpose. Daily milk yield ranges from 5 to 9 kg and lactation milk
yield from1119 to 2223 kg. Excellent in
draught power in both plains and hilly forest areas. Population size is
approximately 55,000.
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