Gyr cattle
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The Gir or Gyr is an Indian breed of zebuine cattle. It originated in the Kathiawar peninsula in the state of Gujarat, and the name of the breed derives from that of the Gir Hills in that region.[1]Template:R/superscript Other names include Bhodah, Desan, Gujarati, Kathiawari, Sorthi and Surti.[1]Template:R/superscript
These cattle were exported to Brazil from the early twentieth century, and the Brazilian Gir numbers about five million head; selective breeding since the 1960s has led to the development of separate dairy (Gir Leiteiro) and beef strains.[1]Template:R/superscript
History
The Gyr originated in the Kathiawar peninsula in the state of Gujarat the name of the breed derives from that of the Gir Hills in that region.[1]Template:R/superscript Its traditional breeding range extended into the Amreli, Bhavnagar, Junagadh and Rajkot districts of the state. It was known by a number of different names, among them 'Bhodah', 'Desan', 'Gujarati', 'Kathiawari', 'Sorthi' and 'Surti'.[1]Template:R/superscript
It has been used locally in the improvement of other breeds including the Red Sindhi and the Sahiwal. It was also one of the breeds used in the development of the Brahman breed in North America. In Brazil and other South American countries the Gir is used frequently because, as a Bos indicus breed, it is resistant to hot temperatures and tropical diseases. It is well known for its milk producing qualities and is often bred with Friesian cows to make the Girolando breed.
Characteristics
The Gir is distinctive in appearance, typically having a rounded and domed forehead (being the only ultraconvex breed in the world), long pendulous ears and horns which spiral out and back. Gir are generally mottled with the colour ranging from red through yellow to white, black being the only unacceptable colour. They originated in west India in the state of Gujarat and have since spread to neighbouring Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
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In India in 2000 the Gir numbered about Script error: No such module "val"., or 37% of the 2.5 million cattle population of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat.[1]Template:R/superscript[3]Template:R/superscript In 2010 the population in Brazil was estimated at approximately five million.[4]Template:R/superscript
Use
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References
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- ↑ a b c d e f g Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ a b Marleen Felius (1995). Cattle Breeds: An Encyclopedia. Doetinchem, Netherlands: Misset. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ G.K. Gaur, S.N. Kaushik, R.C. Garg (April 2003). The Gir cattle breed of India - characteristics and present status. Animal Genetic Resources/Resources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animales 33: 21–29. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers".. Archived 21 April 2019.
- ↑ Vijaysinh Parmar (27 September 2010). Holy cow! Gir gai goes global via Brazil. Times of India: Rajkot News. Accessed April 2019.
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