Comparison of Indigenous or Traditional or Desi Cows Milk Yield
In our Agriculture for Everybody blog series, we are going to see the details of different Indigenous or Traditional or Country or Desi or Local Cows of India. Even though the focus is on the Milk Yield, the other parameters can as well be used to decide on the relevant breed by the farmers for their respective needs. S.No. Breed Name (Main Purpose) Geographical Range Yield / Lactation - Min-Max (Avg) Lactation Length (days) - Min-Max (Avg) Fat % - Min-Max (Avg) Age at First Calving - Min-Max (Avg) months Calving Interval - Min-Max(Avg) months SNF % - Min-Max(Avg) 1 Alambadi* Tamilnadu ? ? ? ? ? 0-0 (0) 2 Alanganallur* Tamilnadu ? ? ? ? ? 0-0 (0) 3 Amritmahal (D) Karnataka 0-0 (572) 289-309 (299) 0-0 (0) 36-72(50.65) 12-22 (14.14) 0-0 (0) 4 Bachaur (D) Bihar 225-630 (347) 0-0 (254) 4.8-7.1 (5) 40-62 (48.37) 11-14 (12.5) 0-0 (0) 5 Badri (B) Uttarakhand 547-657 (632) 0-0 (0) 3.6-4.4 (4) 42-56 (49) 13-15 (13.4) 0-0 (0) 6 Bargur (D) Tamilnadu 250-1300 (3...