Punganoor
Punganur breed is found in punganur town in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. This breed was developed by Rajahs of Punganur. Hence this breed got the name. These are reared for milk. This breed is almost on the verge of extinction. These animals were used for agricultural operations on light soils.
Physical Characteristics:
- Punganur cattle are white, grey or light brown to dark brown; White mixed with red or black colour animals are also available.
- Combination of white with brown or black patches is not uncommon.
- Skin, muzzle, eyelids and hooves are black.
- Animals of this breed are compact with comparatively tighter skin, extensive hanging dewlap, short legs, and long body with well sprung ribs.
- Horns are black, and crescent shaped, often loose curving, stumpy backward and forward in males and slightly longer, lateral and forward in females. length 10 to 15 cm
- Forehead is concave, broad and prominent.
- Hump is small in females and medium bu inclined to be drooping in males.
- Bulls are more docile than females.
- Lactation milk yield is 546.0430.6 litres (range 194 to 1, 099 litres), lactation length 263.4+16.5 days (range 98 to 445 days)
- Calving interval 452.4+18.7 (range 317 to 832 days).
- On an average, milk of Punganur cows contains 5% fat.
