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All breeds

226 breeds so far, best known first. 211 more are on the list to be written.

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🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGir A humped dairy breed from Gujarat, red and white with long drooping ears and a domed foreheadZebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant

🇮🇳 India and 5 moreOngole A short-horned zebu breed from Andhra Pradesh, white with dark markings, used for work and milk.Zebu · Draught · Heat-tolerant

🇵🇰 Pakistan and 3 moreRed Sindhi A humped dairy zebu from Sindh in Pakistan, deep red, with short curved hornsZebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant

🇮🇳 IndiaJavariಜವಾರಿ A medium-built dual-purpose zebu from Kalyana-Karnataka, gentle and heat-tolerantZebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant 🇵🇰 PakistanCholistani A large white-spotted zebu of Pakistan's Cholistan Desert, kept for milk, meat and workZebu · Dairy · Disease-resistant 🇦🇺 AustraliaAustralian Milking Zebu An Australian dairy composite, Jersey in shape with the loose skin of its zebu parentsComposite · Dairy · Heat-tolerant

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Gir: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Ongole: DMR Sekhar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Red Sindhi: LunaticFringe97, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Javari: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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