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Malnad Gidda

Lactation : 220 Kg
Geographical Region : Karnataka

Characteristics:

  • Malnad Gidda is commonly referred to as Gidda, Uradana and Varshagandhi. Malnadactually can be translated as a hilly region and Gidda refers to the word - small or dwarf.
  • The breeding tract of this breed includes Chikmagalur, Dakshin Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Shimoga, Uttar Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka.
  • They play a major role in the rural economy of this region by providing milk, manure and draft power with negligible inputs.
  • Malnad Gidda are well accustomed to the internalagro-ecological systems of Western Ghats. Their primary skin coat colour is black along with light shades of fawn on thighs and shoulders region.
  • Horns are generally small, straight, outward, upward and inward. Varshagandhi breed cattle are quite small with a compact body frame and the adult animals of this breed are only around 90 centimetres tall.
  • These animals have a tail switch that is black in color. They have a hump which is small. Their udder is also small and bowl shaped.
  • Malnad Gidda cattle are reared under low input low output system. In some of the areas, it is zero feeding system where animals sustain solely on grazing.
  • Malnad Gidda cows give 3-5 kg of milk in a day and their average lactation yield is usually around 220 Kg. Gidda cattle are very much acclimatized to harsher climates including very heavy rainfall.
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