Milk Production Management & Dairy Development

Lesson 2. SUITABLE FOR SINGLE BULLOCK DRAWN CARTS (PART-5)

Killari

Synonym	:	Nil
Origin	:	Maharashtra
Color	:	Tapikillari is white color with pink nose and hooves Nakili killari is gray with brick dust color over fore quarters Mahaswad killari is Grayish and dark color over forequarters, typical face markings
Head	:	Head is long, Mottled appearance on face, muzzle, Light color patch around eyes
Horns	:	Horns are long, pointed, emerging close to each other
Neck	:	Short
Eyes and Ears	:	Small
Body	:	Body is compact, medium size with clean cut features
Milk production	:	Cows are poor milkers
Draft capacity	:	This breed is highly valued for fast paced, power full draft animals
This breed resembles Hallikar and Amritmahal in most of the characters except these animals are large in body size.

Malwi

Synonym	:	Mahadevpuri, Manthani
Origin	:	Madyapradesh
Color	:	Grey
Head and Neck	:	Short
Horns	:	Horns are short but thick tapering to a blunt point.
Dewlap	:	Thin
Sheath and Naval flap	:	Short
Eyes and Ears	:	Alert and Short
Tail	:	Moderately long with block switch reaching up to fetlock
Body	:	Deep short and compact body
Milk production	:	Cows are poor milkers
Draft capacity	:	Bullocks are good for road and field works
This breed derives its name from the Malvi track, named after the family of kings called Malwa in Madhya Pradesh. Two types are Malvi are seen such as Agar Type found in Madhya Pradesh and other is Mandsaur of Bhopal type.

Siri

Synonym	:	Nil
Origin	:	Hill tracts of Darjeeling, Sikkim, Bhutan
Color	:	Block and white or Red and white
Head and Neck	:	Small, wide and flat fore head
Horns	:	Horns are sharp.
Ears	:	Small
Hump	:	Covered with tuft of hair
Body	:	Massive
Draft capacity	:	Bullocks are strong and well suited for cart work.
Milk production	:	Cows are poor milkers