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This Ongole bull reared by Sri Polavarapu Hanumaiah (third from right) won National Award 1961-62 . Jawaharlal Nehru, the then prime minister of India, seen second from right Ongole Bull reared by Sri D. T. Moses at Pernamitta after winning the Andhra Pradesh State Award in 1988 with Sri N.T. Rama Rao (green turban) then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Sri Balaram Jhakar (red turban) then ...
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.
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 Jallikattu festival in southern India takes place amid a carnival-like atmosphere and the events are part rodeo and part running of the bulls. AP Photos: Celebrating south India's bull taming ...
It is the only breed in the world where both ox and cow can be used in ploughing. Hallikar can work 18 to 20 hours a day and gives milk of 2 to 3 litres. [citation needed] Present day uses: cows for milk & breeding purpose, ploughing; stud bulls- breeding, bull race; Ox-ploughing, ox racing, ox show, religious procession.
A fortune-teller with his Boom Boom Ox. Boom Boom Mattukaran or Adiyan or Poo Idayar are group of nomadic tribal people found primarily in Tamil Nadu and Kerala states of India. [1] They historically made a living by travelling from place to place with a decorated bull, entertaining and fortune telling using what is generally termed a Boom Boom Ox.
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.
The LA wildfires across the state of California this week have taken the lives of 5 individuals and thousands displaced from their homes. These before and after pictures show the wildlife's ...