It derives its name from its home tract, Umbalachery a small village in Thalaignayar union in Nagapattinam district.
Major utility
Work - Draught
Comments on utility
These are light built draught animals developed for work in marshy paddy fields.
Comments on breeding tract
All unions of Thiruvarur district; Keelalyur, Kelvelur, Nagapattinam, Thalaignayar, Thirumarugal and Vedaranyam unions of Nagapatrtinam district of Tamil Nadu.
Adaptability to environment
Umbalachery breed being light in weight is very well suited for working in the alluvial type of soil available in this area.
Population
Year
Population
Other information
2000
283157
Source: Indian J. of Animal Sciences, 2008, 78(6):667; Final report of Network Project on Umblachery cattle by TANVASU, Chennai. Breedable females, breeding bulls and bullocks constituted 41.66, 0.26,and 24 percent respectively.
2013
39050
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 and Concentrate
Comments on Management
In the day time, the animals are tethered in the wood packs or tree trunks. Most of the cows are not milked. Calves are allowed to suck their dams. Paddy straw is the main fodder. Bullocks and milking females are offered GNC/ sesame oilcakes. Rice bran and cotton seed are also fed. Animals are also sent to grazing. Herdsmen collect animals from various households in January or February and graze them for about 6 months. Usually herd strength of such groups ranges from 250 to 400 animals. They are herded together for manuring the fields.
Morphology
Colour
Red at birth which changes to grey at three to four months of age. Bulls are dark grey with black extremities. Bullocks are grey in colour with light dark extremities. Cows are grey in colour and light dark grey is present in face, neck and hip region.
Horn shape and size
Horns are curving outward and inward and sometimes spreading laterally. These are thick in bulls and thin in cows. Horns are very small in size.
Visible characteristics
White markings on face, limbs and tail. All the legs below hocks have white marks either as Socks or as Stockings. Even a portion of hooves is white.
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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