This breed may be a mixture of hill cattle and plain cattle. Nepalese hill cattle (Morang) and local white cattle might have contributed to the origin of this breed.
Major utility
Work - Draught and Transport
Comments on utility
Bullocks are fast mover, good for agricultural operations and good source of income to the farmers.
Comments on breeding tract
This breed is found in the Puranpur tehsil of Pilibhit district. Animals true to the breed are found in Mainakot, Mazara, Bhirkhera, Faizulaganj and Rajpur Semra villages falling under Madhotanda veterinary Hospital area of Puranpur.
Adaptability to environment
Population
Year
Population
Other information
2001
15000
Annual Report. 2001-02. NBAGR, Karnal
2013
20067
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
Extensive
Mobility
Stationary
Feeding of adults
Grazing
Comments on Management
Cattle are raised entirely on grazing in the forest area and no suplementary feed is provided . Animals of the whole village are taken for grazing by one or two persons. Females are not milked. Calves are allowed to suck all the milk. Bullocks are used for transportation and agricultural operations. Other stock is rarely handled. Animals are kept in the open.
Morphology
Colour
Ponwar cattle are usually brown or black with white patches. There is no particular pattern but black and white patches are intermixed.
Horn shape and size
Horns emerge outward, upward and then curve inward with pointed tips. Sometimes horns curve backward in the end. Horns are medium in size.
Visible characteristics
Male
Female
Overall
Height (avg. cm.)
117.0
109.0
Body Length (avg. cm.)
101.0
94.0
Heart girth (avg. cm.)
150.0
142.0
Body weight (avg. kg.)
318.0
295.0
Birth weight (avg. kg.)
18.5
17.6
Performance
Average
Minimum
Maximum
Age at first parturition (months)
51.0
40.0
60.0
Parturition interval (months)
12.7
Milk yield per lactation (kg)
459.0
Any Peculiarity of the breed
Because of the predators animals have a nervous nature and move in groups putting their heads in between each other. It is very difficult, rather impossible to take out one animal from the group. Animals behave just like semi-wild type and are very difficult to handle.
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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