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Results for "draught"

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🇵🇰 Pakistan and 5 moreZebu Humped, heat-tolerant cattle of South Asia, kept for milk, meat, work and ridingZebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant 🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreChianina A massive white Italian breed known for beef production and historic draught work in Tuscany.Taurine · Beef · Heat-tolerant 🇭🇺 HungaryHungarian GreyMagyar Szürke A tall, long-horned Podolic breed from the Hungarian plains, kept for beef and draught work.Taurine · Beef · Marbled beef 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreSahiwal A heat-tolerant zebu from the Punjab, kept for milk, meat and draught workZebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant 🇦🇹 Austria and 1 morePinzgauer Chestnut Austrian cattle with a broad white stripe along the back and bellyTaurine · Triple-purpose 🇫🇷 France and 2 moreBlonde d'Aquitaine A big wheat-coated beef breed from south-west France, born of three old draught linesTaurine · Beef 🇮🇳 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 🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 moreAfrikaner A Sanga-type breed from South Africa, deep red with long horns, kept for beef and draught work.Sanga · Beef · Heat-tolerant 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreTharparkarٿرپارڪر A hardy zebu breed from the Thar Desert, white to grey with a firm hump, kept for milk and work.Zebu · Dual-purpose · Heat-tolerant 🇮🇳 IndiaHarianaहरियाना A medium to large dual-purpose zebu from Haryana, white to grey with short horns.Zebu · Dual-purpose · Disease-resistant 🇮🇳 IndiaKhillari A draft breed from Maharashtra and Karnataka, compact with sweeping horns and grey-white coats.Zebu · Draught · Heat-tolerant 🇮🇳 IndiaDeoni A horned draught breed from Maharashtra, kept for work and milkZebu · Dual-purpose 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 2 moreUkrainian GreyСіра українська порода An ancient grey Podolian breed from Ukraine, kept for draught work and meat.Taurine · Beef · Drought-hardy 🇮🇹 ItalyMaremmana A big grey Podolic beef breed from the old marshes of the Maremma in central ItalyTaurine · Beef · Thrifty foragers 🇮🇳 IndiaMalvi A white or grey zebu of the Malwa plateau, kept for the yoke and poor at milkZebu · Draught 🇮🇳 IndiaPunganur A tiny zebu of the Andhra Pradesh hills, kept for milk and draught workZebu · Dual-purpose · Rich milk 🇮🇳 IndiaHallikarಹಳ್ಳಿಕಾರ್ A draught breed from Karnataka, India, known for strength and the ability of both oxen and cows to plough.Zebu · Draught · Docile 🇮🇳 IndiaMalnad Giddaಮಲೆನಾಡು ಗಿಡ್ಡ A small, dark humpless breed from the Western Ghats of Karnataka, kept for milk and draught work.Taurine · Dairy · Disease-resistant 🇮🇳 IndiaAmrit Mahalಅಮೃತ ಮಹಲ್ A draught breed from Karnataka, bred for war and endurance by the Mysore royal household.Taurine · Draught · Quick and strong 🇵🇹 Portugal and 1 moreCachena A small Iberian breed from northern Portugal and Galicia, kept for beef and formerly for draught work.Taurine · Beef · Docile 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreKangayamகாங்கேயம் A grey Tamil draught zebu whose bulls run in races and in the Jallikattu arenaZebu · Draught · Quick and strong 🇮🇳 IndiaGaolao A large, white to grey zebu from central India, kept for milk and draught workZebu · Dual-purpose 🇮🇳 IndiaDangiडांगी An indigenous draught breed from the Dangs hills whose skin oil copes with heavy rainDraught 🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreMurnau-Werdenfels A long-lived brown dairy breed of the Bavarian uplands, milk and beefTaurine · Dairy · Long-lived 🇮🇳 IndiaPonwar A small black-and-white zebu from Pilibhit, kept for cart work and quick to angerZebu · Draught · Spirited 🇧🇩 BangladeshRed ChittagongLal Birish A small red zebu from southern Bangladesh, kept for milk, meat and work.Zebu · Triple-purpose 🇮🇳 IndiaAlambadi A humped draught breed from Tamil Nadu, horned and now close to extinctionZebu · Draught · Quick and strong 🇵🇹 PortugalRamo GrandeRaça Bovina Ramo Grande A large red-brown cattle breed from Terceira in the Azores, once used for work and milkTaurine · Triple-purpose · Thrifty foragers 🇮🇳 IndiaBachaur A small, compact draught breed from the Mithila region of north Bihar, a brisk trotterZebu · Draught · Quick and strong 🇪🇸 SpainPajuna An endangered Andalusian breed, dark bulls and red-brown cows, once used for draught workTaurine · Draught · Cold-hardy 🇮🇳 IndiaNimariनिमारि A red, white-patched draught zebu from the Nimar region of central IndiaZebu · Draught · Spirited 🇮🇳 IndiaUmblachery A small grey zebu from the Tamil Nadu coast, bred as an ox for rice paddiesZebu · Draught · Rich milk 🇮🇳 IndiaKenkathaकेन्काथा A small grey and black zebu draught breed from the Ken river country of BundelkhandZebu · Draught · Thrifty foragers 🇦🇹 AustriaCarinthian BlondviehKärntner Blondvieh An old triple-purpose breed from Carinthia in Austria, white or light yellowTaurine · Triple-purpose 🇮🇳 IndiaKherigarh A draught zebu from Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, IndiaZebu · Draught 🇫🇷 FranceLourdaiseLordés A rare white Pyrenean breed from near Lourdes, once milk, meat and draught in oneTaurine · Beef 🇫🇷 FranceMirandaise A large, heat-tolerant draught breed from the Gers, now raised for vealTaurine · Draught · Heat-tolerant 🇨🇳 ChinaYanbian A humpless yellow breed from north-east China, a draught worker in the rice fieldsTaurine · Draught 🇮🇳 IndiaJavariಜವಾರಿ A medium-built dual-purpose zebu from Kalyana-Karnataka, gentle and heat-tolerantZebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant

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