Derived from the town of Mehsana in North Gujarat.
Major utility
Food - Milk.
Comments on utility
The breed is considered to be a cross between Surti and Murrah.
Comments on breeding tract
Typical animals are seen in the towns of Mehsana, Patan, Sidhpur, Vijapur, Kadi, Kalol and Radhanpura.
Adaptability to environment
Population
Year
Population
Other information
1993
689380
Source: Indian J. Animal Sciences, 2008. 78(7):791.
2013
2676699
Source: Estimated Livestock Population Breed Wise Based on Breed Survey 2013. Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Government of India, New Delhi
Management
Management system
Semi-Intensive
Mobility
Stationary
Feeding of adults
Grazing Fodder and Concentrate
Comments on Management
Farmers maintain animals as commerical production unit. Breeding is through A.I. Grazing is practised in rainy season along road side or river beds. Lucern is grown as a main green fodder crop. Concentrate is fed to milking buffaloes and it contains sorghum/ maize, wheat bran, rice bran, GNC, sunflower,clusterbean, kurma and molases. Usually pelleted concentrate feed supplied by NDDB is fed to animals. Animals are tied mostly at a place over day and night. Houses in the form of temporary sheds of thatched roofs and wooden partitions are provided. Female calves are cared more.
Morphology
Colour
Mostly black, a few animals are black brown or brown.
Horn shape and size
Horns are generally sickle shaped with the curve more upward then in the Surti breed and less curved then in the Murrah breed. They are generally bent downward and then take a curve like the horns of a ram.
Visible characteristics
Eyes are very prominent, black and bright bulging from their sockets with folds of skin on upper lids.
Male
Female
Overall
Height (avg. cm.)
134.0
128.0
Body Length (avg. cm.)
154.0
142.0
Heart girth (avg. cm.)
201.0
189.0
Body weight (avg. kg.)
565.0
484.0
Birth weight (avg. kg.)
29.5
28.5
Performance
Average
Minimum
Maximum
Age at first parturition (months)
42.83
22.0
54.0
Parturition interval (months)
15.64
10.0
31.0
Milk yield per lactation (kg)
1988.0
598.0
3597.0
Milk Fat (%)
6.83
5.2
9.5
Any Peculiarity of the breed
The breed is known as persistent milker and regular breeder.
All the above information of following Indian Breed is collected from Public Database of NBAGR, India. We (Digi Vets) just published information in an original format, without making any changes. The value of statistics can be changed in future according to census.
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