Posts Tagged ‘beef production’
Kerry
Description:
Kerry cattle are most probably the descendants of the Celtic Shorthorn, brought to Ireland as long ago as 2000 B.C. They are still found grazing in the marginal pastures of the hill districts of southwestern Ireland. Read the rest of this entry »
Kenwariya
Origin
The Kenwariya are also known as Kenkatha. They get their name from the River Ken, as they are bred along the banks of this small river in the hilly area of Bundelkhand. These cattle are also bred in territories of Panna, Read the rest of this entry »
Kazakh
Description:
The Kazakh is located mainly in north Xinjiang, China and is a meat-draft-milk multi-purpose breed. Most of the cattle are at pasture all year, with very little supplementary feeding; Read the rest of this entry »
Karan Swiss
Description:
The Karan Swiss were developed in India at the National Dairy Research Institute at Karnal. The breed was developed using Brown Swiss and Sahiwal. Read the rest of this entry »
Karan Fries
Description:
The Karan Fries were developed in India at the National Dairy Research Institute at Karnal. The breed was developed using Holstein (Friesian) and Tharparkar. Read the rest of this entry »
Kankrej
Also Known by: Bannai, Nagar, Talabda, Vaghiyar, Wagad, Waged, Vadhiyar, Wadhiar, Wadhir, Wadial.
The Kankrej breed of cattle gets its name from a territory of that name in North Gujarat of Bombay Province, India. Read the rest of this entry »
Kangayam
Description:
The Kangayam cattle conform largely to the Southern Indian Mysore type, thought there is evidence of the blood of the gray-white Ongole cattle in their composition. Possibly this mixture has given the breed its larger size in comparison with other cattle of the Mysore type. Read the rest of this entry »
Jersey
Description:
The Jersey breed originated on the Island of Jersey, a small British island in the English Channel off the coast of France. The Jersey is one of the oldest dairy breeds, having been reported by authorities as being purebred for nearly six centuries. Read the rest of this entry »
Jaulan
Also known by: Bisre, Khamissi
Although showing similar marking to a Holstein or Friesan, the Jaulan is an unrelated breed found in many moutainolus areas of Syria. Found both with short horns and polled, t Read the rest of this entry »
Jamaica Red
Also Known As: Goodhope Red, Jamaica Red Poll
The Jamaica Red was developed from Red Poll cattle with limited amounts of zebu breeding introduced to increase the adaptation of the breed to the climate. Read the rest of this entry »