Local. Named after area of its origin i.e. Halar in Jamnagar district of Gujarat. Halar was first established with this name by Jam Shri Rawalji Lakhaji, a Jadeja Rajput, in 1540
Major utility
Pack animal, donkey cart
Comments on utility
Bharwad and Rabari Pastorals mainly use this donkey as pack animal to carry luggage during migration with small ruminants.
Kumbhar (Potter) community also uses this animal for pottery work in Dwarka, Jamnagar region.
Also used as pack/ donkey cart to carry mud and bricks in brick making work
Comments on breeding tract
Adaptability to environment
Excellent drought & heat tolerance capacity, walking ability, and adaptability to extensive pattern of rearing & management
Population
Year
Population
Other information
2016
1112
Source: Field Survey made Halari donkey breeders and by Sahjeevan Trust
Management
Management system
Extensive
Mobility
Nomadic
Feeding of adults
Grazing
Comments on Management
Majority of Halari donkey owners are pastoralists and they follow extensive pattern for donkey rearing and management. These pastoralists regularly migrate to other districts. Pastoral women, generally, take care of Halari donkeys. Breeders usually keep few females and one or two breeding males and breed them selectively
Morphology
Colour
White
Horn shape and size
Visible characteristics
Muzzle and hooves are black. Mane is whit. Forehead and nasal bone are mostly convex. Ears are mostly erect. Back is mostly concave. Halari donkey has a strong built and large size
Male
Female
Overall
Height (avg. cm.)
108.04
107.25
Body Length (avg. cm.)
116.71
114.6
Heart girth (avg. cm.)
119.39
119.03
Body weight (avg. kg.)
143.0
138.0
Performance
Average
Minimum
Maximum
Age at first parturition (months)
36.93
27.0
48.0
Parturition interval (months)
12.15
12.0
14.0
Any Peculiarity of the breed
Bharwad Pastoralist maintain Halari donkey herd with few elite Jacks to breed and sell young foals and surplus donkeys in Vautha donkey fair, an annual donkey fair organized in Vautha village of Dholka Taluka of Ahmedabad District. Buyers come from different regions of Gujarat and other states
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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