Ongol
Ongole is one of the predominant, dual purpose breed of South India. Basically from Nellore district of andhrapradesh, Ongole breed are our mute ambassadors to USA and South American countries and contributed to the development of some of the exotic breeds like ‘American Brahman’
Physical Characteristics:
- Ongole is a big and strong breed having a glossy white coat all over the body
- Skin colour is bright white
- Muscular and well developed body
- Forehead is flat & broad between eyes and slightly prominent.
- Face moderately long and coffin shaped
- Hump in males are well developed and erect filled up on both side and not concave or leaning to either side.
- Horns are short and stumpy
- Dewlap/neck wrinkles is large, fan shaped, fleshy and slightly
- Farmers identify the Ongole breed with 3 lengths(leg, shoulder and back), 7 shorts (muzzle, ear , neck, dewlap,flank, sheath and tail) and 9 blacks (muzzle, eyes, tip of ear, knees,fetlocks,sheath,switch of tail, anal region and tip of testes)
- Average milk yield is 688 kg (range 475 to 1, 000 kg) in a lactation period of about 230 days (range 160 to 270 days). Average fat is 4.2% (range 4.1 to 4.8%).
