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The Kangayam or Kangeyam is an Indian breed of draught cattle from the state of Tamil Nadu, in South India. [3]: 211 Its area of origin is Kongu Nadu, the region surrounding Coimbatore, close to the border between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, [4] [5]: 214 but it is distributed over a considerably wider area.
As of 2018 the ICAR recognized 50 breeds that are indigenous in India, [1] [2] of which two cattle breeds and three buffalo breeds were added in 2018. [3] Local conservation programs are endeavouring to maintain the purity of breeds such as Tharparkar, [4] dwarf cattle such as Kasaragod, and Kankrej, Amrit Mahal and Kangayam. [5]
The Kangeyam Bull is a breed of cattle that is indigenous to the area around Kangeyam. [4] The Kangeyam bull is known for its superior draught strength and adaptability to poor nutritional conditions. [16] They have a compact body with short, stout legs, strong hooves, a short neck and a firm hump, and are usually grey or white in colour. [17]
The Umblachery of eastern and central Tamil Nadu is thought to have derived from cross-breeding of local cattle with animals of the Kangayam cattle breed of the same state. [3]: 319 It is distributed in the coastal plains of the districts of Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur and Thanjavur. [6] A census in 2000 found 283157 head. [2]
In the next project, indigenous calves like Red Sindhi, Kangayam, Pulikulam, Bargur, and Umbalachery will be produced through embryo transfer and IVF technologies at the farm. Apart from these projects, pure Jersey and HF embryos have been imported and transferred to the recipient cows at the Government Livestock farms at Chettinadu ...
This is a list of the cattle breeds considered in India to be wholly or partly of Indian origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Indian. Cows from these breeds are often called Desi cows.
On Feb. 10, the Central Nevada Health District (CNHD) reported a case of the bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI) in a worker who had exposure to infected dairy cattle at a farm in ...
Pages in category "Cattle breeds" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 245 total. ... Kangayam cattle; Kankrej; Kazakh Whiteheaded ...