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Philippine cow and calf A calf of a Philippine cattle. Philippine cattle are the indigenous cattle breed found throughout the Philippines. It is a small breed with mature bulls weighing about 400 kg and mature cows weighing about 300 kg. [1] The color ranges from grey to brown to fawn, with white spotting on some animals.
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Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus ) cattle, commonly called zebu, are adapted to hot climates and originated in the tropical parts of the world such as India, Sub-saharan Africa, China, and Southeast Asia.
Adult bulls can grow to 84 in (2,100 mm) in height with a mass of up to 1,600 kg (3,500 lb) [1] The bulls of the breed surpass the Brahman by more than 500 kg (1,100 lb) in mass. It is still been debated whether the Sibi is the biggest cattle breed in the world. Bulls have been shown to compete with Chianina. [2] [3]
The pure Holstein Breed Society was started in 1946 in Great Britain, following the British Friesian Cattle Society. The breed was developed slowly up to the 1970s, after which there was an explosion in its popularity, and additional animals were imported. More recently, the two societies merged in 1999 to establish Holstein UK. [10]
The cattle are selectively bred through inter se mating and progeny testing of elite cows and proven bulls. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] In 2018, the Indian Army closed 15 military farms and sold 16,000 Frieswal cows to various states at a nominal price of ₹1,000 each as part of efforts to streamline resources and improve operational efficiency.
As in other breeds of grey cattle, the calves are born wheat-coloured but become grey at about three months. [ 11 ] : 112 The skin is black, as are the natural openings. The horns are light, lyre-shaped in cows, half-moon-shaped in bulls; they are slate-grey in young animals, becoming pale at the base and dark at the tip with maturity.