Hallikar গরু

ಹಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್

The ancestor of South India's draught breeds.

আদি অঞ্চল: Tumkur, Hassan, Mysuru, Mandya

দৈনিক দুধ (সর্বোচ্চ)

2–4 L

প্রতি ল্যাকটেশন দুধ (~300 দিন)

500–1,000 L

প্রাপ্তবয়স্ক ওজন

330–425 kg

স্বতন্ত্র বৈশিষ্ট্য

চামড়া/রোম: Light grey to dark grey; bulls darker.

Compact, well-built body
Long, sharply pointed horns curving back and inward
Short, hard hooves — adapted to hard, rocky soils
Alert, dished face

মেজাজ এবং উপযোগিতা

Premier south Indian draught breed
Endurance and speed — well-suited for irregular terrain
Modest milk yield
Disease-hardy

ইতিহাস এবং বংশানুক্রম

Hallikar takes its name from the Hallikar community of Karnataka and is the foundation breed for Amrit Mahal, Khillari, and Krishna Valley. The Wodeyars of Mysore maintained large Hallikar herds; today, the Karnataka Animal Husbandry Department conserves nucleus stock at Ajjampur and Hessarghatta.

Hallikar কেন গুরুত্বপূর্ণ

Hallikar is genetically the parent of multiple Deccan breeds. Losing the founder strain risks losing the cohesion of the entire south Indian draught lineage.