The Gangatiri cattle breed is an important dual-purpose cattle breed. It is an indigenous breed of cattle from India which is raised for milk production and also for draught purposes. The breed is known to be originated in the region along the banks of Ganga river in the eastern Uttar Pradesh and western parts of Bihar state. It is a very important dual-purpose breed of cattle of North India. Total population of the Gangatiri cattle has been reduced recently. It is also known as Eastern Hariana or Shahabadi. Currently main breeding tract of the breed includes Varanasi, Ghazipur, Mirzapur and Ballia districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bhojpur district of Bihar state. Read some more information about the breed below.
Characteristics
Gangatiri cattle are very beautiful animals with complete white or grey color. Both cows and bulls have horns. And their horns are medium in size and emerge from side of the poll behind and above eyes in outward and curving upwards and inwards ending with pointed tips. They have prominent forehead which is straight and broad with shallow groove in the middle. The color of the hooves, muzzle and eyelids are generally black. Average body height of the mature bulls is about 142 cm at the withers, and about 124 cm for the cows. Photo and info from Dairy Knowledge Portal and Wikipedia.
Gangatiri cattle are very beautiful animals with complete white or grey color. Both cows and bulls have horns. And their horns are medium in size and emerge from side of the poll behind and above eyes in outward and curving upwards and inwards ending with pointed tips. They have prominent forehead which is straight and broad with shallow groove in the middle. The color of the hooves, muzzle and eyelids are generally black. Average body height of the mature bulls is about 142 cm at the withers, and about 124 cm for the cows. Photo and info from Dairy Knowledge Portal and Wikipedia.
