Hallikar ગાય

ಹಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್

The ancestor of South India's draught breeds.

મૂળ ક્ષેત્ર: Tumkur, Hassan, Mysuru, Mandya

દૈનિક દૂધ (મહત્તમ)

2–4 L

પ્રતિ વેતર દૂધ (~300 દિવસ)

500–1,000 L

પુખ્ત વજન

330–425 kg

વિશિષ્ટ લક્ષણો

રોમ/ત્વચા: 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

સ્વભાવ અને ઉપયોગિતા

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

ઇતિહાસ અને વંશાવલિ

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 કેમ મહત્વપૂર્ણ છે

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