This is referred to as the smallest cattle breed in the entire world.
This type of dwarf cattle breeds of India has an average length of 124 cm and height of 87 cm.It got its name Vechur from a place called Vechur which is a small place by the side of Vembanad lake that is nearVaikam in Kottayam district of South Kerala.
The breeding path includes Alapuzzha/ Alleppey, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta and Kasargode districts of Kerala.
These animals are light red in colour or black in colour or fawn in colour, and white in colour.
In bulls, colour in between fore and hindquarters is relatively dark or dark grey. Horns are small, thin curving forward and downward. Vechur cattle can sometimes be extremely small and may become hardly visible.
Vechur cattle are quite well adapted to the hot and humid climate of theirarea.
The animals are maintained for manure and milk. Their milk production is much higher than any other dwarf cattle.
Their average milk yield can go upto 561 Kg per lactation and their milk fat percent usually ranges from 4.7 to 5.8.
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