Hariana ગાય

हरियाणा

અન્ય નામો: Hariani, Hissar

Haryana's pride — the working cow of the wheat belt.

મૂળ ક્ષેત્ર: Rohtak, Hisar, Karnal, Jind, Gurugram

દૈનિક દૂધ (મહત્તમ)

4–8 L

પ્રતિ વેતર દૂધ (~300 દિવસ)

1,000–2,200 L

દૂધ ચરબી

4.0–4.5%

પુખ્ત વજન

350–425 kg

વિશિષ્ટ લક્ષણો

રોમ/ત્વચા: White or light grey; black around eyes, ears, and muzzle.

Tall, well-built, medium-heavy body
Long face with a flat forehead
Small upright horns curving inward
Compact, well-set udder

સ્વભાવ અને ઉપયોગિતા

Dual-purpose: cows give moderate milk, bullocks excel at heavy ploughing
Tolerant of long working hours in summer heat
A2 milk
Calm temperament — popular with women dairy farmers

ઇતિહાસ અને વંશાવલિ

Hariana was the workhorse cow of Haryana and west UP — every village had a few, every farmer relied on the bullocks for the wheat-paddy rotation. The Green Revolution and tractor adoption hit the breed hard; by 2010 the population had fallen below 1,00,000. State-level conservation farms at Hisar and Karnal maintain elite herds, and the breed is slowly recovering thanks to organic dairy demand.

Hariana કેમ મહત્વપૂર્ણ છે

Hariana is a regional identity breed. Losing it would erase a chapter of Haryana's agricultural history. Adopting a Hariana cow — particularly into a small organic dairy or gaushala — directly supports a vulnerable indigenous line.