Sahiwal cattle

Sahiwal
Conservation statusEndangered
Other namesmint kumre
NicknamesLambi Bar, Lola, Montgomery, Multani and Teli[1]
Country of originPunjab, Ancient India (present-day, Pakistan)
DistributionIndia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia
UseDual-purpose Dairy/Draft
Traits
CoatBrownish Red to Greyish Red
Horn statusHorned
  • Cattle
  • Bos (primigenius) indicus

Sahiwal cattle is a breed of Indian zebu cow, named after the Sahiwal district of modern-day Pakistan..[2][3] The cattle is mainly found in Punjab province of Pakistan, and Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, & Rajasthan.

Sahiwal is considered a heat-tolerant cattle breed.[4]

  1. ^ "Sahiwal | Dairy Knowledge Portal". Dairyknowledge.in. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  2. ^ Sahiwal Oklahoma State University breed profile Archived May 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Sahiwal". Dairy Knowledge Portal.
  4. ^ "For desi breed 'Sahiwal', Punjab luring farmers with special benefits | punjab$bhatinda". Hindustan Times. 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-10-19.

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