Gangatiri
In its own language: ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฒ
A dual-purpose breed from the Ganga country, with cows that milk fairly well
Gangatiri cattle come from the Ganga river country of northern India, in eastern Uttar Pradesh and western Bihar. The breed is kept as a dual-purpose type, and its cows are said to give a fairly good amount of milk; it is also called Eastern Hariana and Shahabadi.
- Also called Eastern Hariana and Shahabadi
- Home is the Ganga river country: eastern Uttar Pradesh and western Bihar
- Kept as a dual-purpose breed; cows give a fairly good amount of milk
- Written in Bhojpuri as ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฒ
- A native Indian breed rather than a modern composite
What do Gangatiri cattle look like?
Gangatiri is one of India's own cattle types, and away from its home districts it usually appears under one of two other names, Eastern Hariana or Shahabadi. Local farmers treat it as a dual-purpose animal, meaning a single herd is expected to serve more than one purpose instead of being kept for milk alone. The cows have a name for giving a fair amount of milk. In Bhojpuri the breed is written ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฒ.
Where does the Gangatiri come from?
The breed's heartland lies in the flat country drained by the Ganga. That stretch takes in the eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh and the western part of Bihar. People there speak Bhojpuri and know the animal by its Bhojpuri name, while the English name follows the river itself. Both the riverside setting and the two states belong to the breed's story.
Gangatiri, drawn
What the Gangatiri is kept for
Gangatiri is kept as a dual-purpose breed, so a household expects one herd to fill more than a single role rather than keeping separate stock for separate jobs. Milk is the quality most often praised, and the cows are described as fairly good yielders. The breed is counted among the useful farm cattle of its region.
The land and climate of the Gangatiri
Low, level river country shapes what the breed knows: the plain watered by the Ganga, in eastern Uttar Pradesh and western Bihar. This is farmland of villages and fields rather than hills, and the breed is tied to that riverside landscape.
From the Gangatiri
Questions people ask about Gangatiri
Where does the Gangatiri come from?
Its home is the land along the Ganga river, in the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh and the western part of Bihar in India. That riverbank country gave the breed both its English name and its local Bhojpuri name.
What is it kept for?
It is a dual-purpose breed, so a herd is not kept for one job alone. Farmers also speak of the cows as fairly good milk yielders, and that milk quality is what the breed is best known for.
Does it have other names?
Yes. Two English names are used besides Gangatiri: Eastern Hariana and Shahabadi. In Bhojpuri, the language of its home region, the breed is written ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฒ.
Where in India will I find it?
Look in the Gangetic belt of the north, in the eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh and the western districts of Bihar. The breed takes its name from the Ganga, the river that runs through both states.
Good reading and sources
- Gangatiri on WikipediaEncyclopedia
- More photos on Wikimedia CommonsPhotos and video
- Wikidata recordOpen data
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