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Nari cattle: Nari cattle are native to Thutho cattle: Thutho cattle are 137cm. Population size is approximately
Sirohi and Pali districts of Rajasthan, indigenous to Nagaland, and are 22,000.
Sabarkantha and Banaskantha districts medium in size, hardy, well-built and
of Gujarat. These are medium in size docile. Body colour is predominantly Himachali Pahari cattle: Primary cattle
with excellent migratory capacity and black. Bulls are darker in colour. Around population distributed in mid-hill to
can survive well on grazing, and in the 40% animals have white spots on the high hills region of Himachal Pradesh
open housing system during all kinds of face. Some of the animals have white (Kullu. Chamba, Mandi, Kangra, Sirmaur,
weather. Coat colour is white or greyish Shimla, Kinnaur, Lahul & Spiti districts)
white in majority of cows and white, and adapted to mountain topography,
greyish white and sometimes black in extremely cold climate, and fodder
bulls. Horns are spirally curved and scarcity. Small to medium sized animal,
outward /forward pointing in orientation. primarily black and blackish brown in
Forehead is broad and slightly concave in colour with compact cylindrical body,
majority of cases. These are dual purpose short legs, medium hump, horizontally
cattle used for both milk and draught placed ears and comparatively long tail.
purpose. Daily milk yield ranges from 5 Horns are medium in size and are mainly
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,
to 9 kg and lactation milk yield from 1119 rises to peak between hipbones and curved in lateral and upward direction.
to 2223 kg. Excellent in draught power then drops sharply to the tail head. Well suited to mountainous livestock
in both plains and hilly forest areas. Used for draught, manure and meat production system as a source of milk,
Population size is approximately 55,000. purposes. Milk yield is less (0.5-1.5 kg/ draught and manure. Adult weight varies
day). Population size is approximately from 200 to 280 kg in males and 140 to
Dagri cattle: Dagri cattle are distributed 53,000. 230 kg in females. Height varies from
in Dahod, Chhotaudepur and parts of 90 to 120cm. Daily milk yield ranges
Mahisagar, Panchmahals and Narmada Shweta Kapila Cattle: Complete white from 1 to 3 kg and lactation milk yield
district of Gujarat. Coat colour is coloured cattle found in North Goa and from 350 to 650 kg. Population size is
predominantly white, sometimes with South Goa districts of Goa State. White approximately 7,59,000.
grey shade. Small sized animal with colour extends from muzzle to tail switch
compact body and straight forehead. including eyelashes and muzzle (whitish Purnea cattle: Purnea cattle are
Horns are curved upward in a lyre shape brown). Short to medium statured distributed in Araria, Purnea and Katihar
or straight with pointed tips. Extensively animal with straight face, straight districts; and the Adjoining areas of
used as draught purpose animal for Kishanganj, Supaul and Madhepura
agricultural operations in hilly areas. districts of Bihar. These are small
Milk yield is less, 1.5-3.0 kg/day and sized animals with three different coat
75-650 kg/lactation which is mainly colours viz. grey, red and black. These
used for household consumption. Less are reared for milk, manure and to some
feed requirement, survives mainly on extent for draught power. These cattle
grazing, hardly stall fed. Population size have medium hump, small to medium
is approximately 2,80,000. dewlap, small naval flap and small to

and small horns directed upward and
outward, and small to medium hump.
Udder is bowl shaped and small to
medium in size with cylindrical teats
having rounded tips. Daily Milk Yield
ranges from 1.8 to 3.4kg with an average
of 2.8 kg and lactation milk yield from
250 to 650kg. Height ranges from 97 to

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