Lohani cattle

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Lohani
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 87 
  • DAD-IS (2024): unknown[2]
Other namesAcchai
Country of originPakistan[2]
Usetriple-purpose: milk, beef, draught[3]: 380 
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    313 kg[2]
  • Female:
    253 kg[2]
Height
  • Male:
    112 cm[2]
  • Female:
    102 cm[2]
Coatred with white spots
  • Bos primigenius

    • The Lohani is a Pakistani breed of zebuine cattle. It is named after the Loralai District of Balochistan, and is also found in the Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly the North-West Frontier Province).[2] It is principally a draught breed, but may also used for milking.

    History

    The Lohani originated in the

    British India and later Pakistan.[4]: 232  The Acchai was previously considered to form part of this breed, but was later recognised as a distinct breed.[4]
    : 232 

    In 2006 a breed census found a total population of 560432 head.[4]: 232 

    Characteristics

    The Lohani is of small or miniature size, with a height at the withers of 112 cm for bulls and 102 cm for cows.[2] The coat is highly variable, but is most often red patched or spotted with white.[4]: 232  The head is small in relation to the body, the horns thin and short.[5]: 230 

    Use

    The Lohani was used principally as a draught animal for ploughing and similar work, but also as a pack animal.[4]: 232  It may have some aptitude as a dairy animal: some records from the 1950s show milk yields of over 900 kg per lactation.[4]: 232 

    References

    1. ISBN 9789251057629
      . Archived 23 June 2020.
    2. ^ a b c d e f g h Breed data sheet: Lohani / Pakistan (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2024.
    3. ISBN 9789054390176
      .
    4. ^
      ISBN 9781780647944
      .
    5. ^ N.R. Joshi, Ralph W. Phillips (1953). Zebu Cattle of India and Pakistan. FAO Agriculture Studies No. 19. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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