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Thutho cattle are indigenous to
Nagaland, and are medium in size, hardy, well-built and docile. Body
colour is predominantly black. Bulls are darker in colour. Around 40% animals
have white spots on the face. Some of the animals have white spots on legs and
under body too. Fore-head is small and straight. Horns are short and stumpy.Ears
are moderate in length and horizontal in orientation. Hump is small to medium in
size and dewlap is medium in cows and large in bulls. Tail is up to the hock
mainly with black switch. Udder is small. Backline is uneven, slopes behind the small hump, rises to peak between
hipbones and then drops sharply to the tail head. Used for draught, manure and meat purposes. Milk yield
is less (0.5-1.5 kg/day). Population size is approximately 53,000.
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