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ShowsComer, Danielsville exhibitors earn top honors at Georgia National Fair cattle show HerdingStarted by a grandfather in 1937, this Florida ranch now covers 50,000 acres, feeds local communities and...BreedsKasaragod Kullan set to be Keralam’s third indigenous cattle variety HerdingTexas Cattle Feeders Convention to focus on herd rebuilding and 2027 outlook HistoryAncient cattle love affairs: East Asian cattle genomes reveal Tang-Song dynasty mixing and wild bovine introgression HealthState announces public comment period for proposed bovine tuberculosis testing areas ShowsNortheast 4-H Livestock Show celebrates 91 years of tradition ShowsAnnual Webster Parish 4-H Livestock Show set to begin next week BreedsA Leap Forward in Indigenous Breeding: ICAR–IVRI’s Breakthrough in Producing Sahiwal Calves through Advanced Reproductive Technologies BreedsBoyd Beef Cattle to Donate 2027 Angus Foundation Heifer Package ShowsComer, Danielsville exhibitors earn top honors at Georgia National Fair cattle show HerdingStarted by a grandfather in 1937, this Florida ranch now covers 50,000 acres, feeds local communities and...BreedsKasaragod Kullan set to be Keralam’s third indigenous cattle variety HerdingTexas Cattle Feeders Convention to focus on herd rebuilding and 2027 outlook HistoryAncient cattle love affairs: East Asian cattle genomes reveal Tang-Song dynasty mixing and wild bovine introgression HealthState announces public comment period for proposed bovine tuberculosis testing areas ShowsNortheast 4-H Livestock Show celebrates 91 years of tradition ShowsAnnual Webster Parish 4-H Livestock Show set to begin next week BreedsA Leap Forward in Indigenous Breeding: ICAR–IVRI’s Breakthrough in Producing Sahiwal Calves through Advanced Reproductive Technologies BreedsBoyd Beef Cattle to Donate 2027 Angus Foundation Heifer Package

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Cattle breeds of South Asia

Gir, Sahiwal, Tharparkar, Ongole and Kankrej, the dwarf Vechur and Punganur, and the yaks and mithun of the Himalaya. 44 breeds on EveryCow so far.

Cattle towns, fairs and pastures

Products of the region

Ghee Makkhan (white butter)Dahi (curd)Lassi Chaas (spiced buttermilk)Khoa Rabri Basundi Kulfi Malai

Days

Mattu Pongal Jallikattu at Alanganallur Kanuma Sankranti and the crossing of fire in Karnataka Bail Pola Vasu Baras (Govatsa Dwadashi)Tihar: Gai Puja and Goru Puja Govardhan Puja

Countries

🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 4 🇧🇹 Bhutan 2 🇮🇳 India 44 🇳🇵 Nepal 4 🇵🇰 Pakistan 10 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2

Photo credits on this page

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

Alambadi: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Kangayam: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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