Zebu

Thursday, December 29, 2011

 
  
The Life of Animals | Zebu | The Sanga cattle breeds originated from hybridization of Zebu with indigenous cattle in Africa humpless; They include the Afrikaner, Red Fulani, Ankole-Watusi, and many other breeds of central and southern Africa. Sanga cattle can be distinguished from pure Zebu by having Smaller humps located farther forward on the animals. Zebu Mentioned were the resource persons in the Silly Songs with Larry tune "The Song of the Cebu". Welsh farm leaders claim Zebu meat is "notorious for its tough and poor eating quality."



Zebu cattle are thought to be derived from the Asian aurochs, Sometimes regarded as a subspecies, Bos primigenius namadicus Another wild cattle species, the Gaur (Bos gaurus) may also have Contributed to Their Development Asian Wild aurochs disappeared During the time of the Indus Valley Civilization from its range in the Indus basin and other parts of the Indian subcontinent possibly due to inter-breeding with domestic Zebu and resultant fragmentation of wild Populations due to loss of habitat.

There are some 75 known breeds of Zebu, about evenly split the between African breeds and South Asian ones. The major Zebu cattle breeds of the world include Gir, Guzerat, Kankrej, Indo-Brazilian, Brahman, Nelore, Ongole, Sahiwal, Red Sindhi, Butane, Kenana, Boran, Baggara, Tharparkar, Kangeyam, Chinese Southern Yellow, Philippine native, Kedah - Kelantan, local and Indian Dairy (LID). Other breeds of Zebu are quite local, like the eastern Hariana of Haryana and Punjab or the Rath of Alwar in eastern Rajasthan