Indian breed of cattle
Deoni 1. Bull 2. Cow
Conservation status FAO (2007): not at risk[ 1] : 58 Other names Country of origin India Use dual-purpose: draught, milk Weight Height Horn status horned
The Deoni is an Indian breed of draught cattle . It is named after the taluk of Deoni in the Latur district of Maharashtra state, and is distributed mainly in the Latur, Nanded , Osmanabad and Parbhani districts of the Marathwada region of Maharashtra,[ 4] : 36 Bidar district of Karnataka .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
References
^ Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources , annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture ISBN 9789251057629 . Accessed January 2017.
^ a b Marleen Felius (1995). Cattle Breeds: An Encyclopedia ISBN 9789054390176 .
^ a b c d e f g Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding ISBN 9781780647944 .
^ G. Singh, G.K. Gaur, A.E. Nivsarkar, G.R. Patil, K.R. Mitkari (2002). Deoni cattle breed of India. A study on population dynamics and morphometric characteristics . Animal Genetic Resources /Resources génétiques animales /Recursos genéticos animales 32 (2002): 35–43.
^ Breed data sheet: Deoni / India (Cattle) . Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2019.^ "Deoni cattle" . Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 15 May 2015 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "Deoni cattle" . Vishwagou. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2015 .
These are the
cattle breeds considered in India to be wholly or partly of Indian origin. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Indian.
