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considered in India to be wholly or partly of Indian origin. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Indian.
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as "critical" in 2007. In 2016 there was a herd of no more than 30 head on a government farm. In 2022 a population of
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in weight. The coat may be white, grey, brown, red, or rarely black. The horns are small and of crescent shape.
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and for milk production. Milk yields and milk composition are highly variable; on average, cows give
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in southern India. The breed name may derive from its association in the past with the
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Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016).
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It is among the smallest of zebuine cattle breeds: bulls stand some
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Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types, and Varieties
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in southern India, and is among the smallest of all zebu breeds.
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Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007).
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FAO
DAD-IS
Chitoor District
Andhra Pradesh
Cattle

breed
zebuine
Chitoor District
Andhra Pradesh
Chitoor District
Andhra Pradesh
Rajahs
Punganur
endangered breed
conservation status
FAO
DAD-IS
draught power
lactation
fat


List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources
The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
ISBN
9789251057629

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