Krishna Valley ગાય
The heavyweight draught breed of the Krishna basin.
મૂળ ક્ષેત્ર: Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwad along the Krishna river
દૈનિક દૂધ (મહત્તમ)
3–5 L
પ્રતિ વેતર દૂધ (~300 દિવસ)
700–1,500 L
પુખ્ત વજન
450–550 kg
Krishna Valley લુપ્તપ્રાય છે
બચાવેલી દરેક Krishna Valley ગાય આ વારસાગત વંશને બચાવવાનું મહત્વપૂર્ણ પગલું છે. એક દત્તક લેવાનું અથવા Karnataka માં ચકાસાયેલ ગૌશાળાને સહયોગ આપવાનું વિચારો.
વિશિષ્ટ લક્ષણો
રોમ/ત્વચા: Greyish white; newborns red-brown, lightening with age.
- Heavy, massive body — among the largest desi breeds
- Curved horns emerging laterally
- Loose, hanging dewlap
- Long, drooping ears
સ્વભાવ અને ઉપયોગિતા
- Heavy draught — particularly for black-cotton soils
- Modest milk yield
- Slow-maturing but long-lived
ઇતિહાસ અને વંશાવલિ
Krishna Valley was developed in the late 1800s along the Krishna river by crossing Gir, Ongole, and Hallikar — explicitly to produce a powerful draught animal for the heavy black-cotton soils of the Deccan. Modernisation has reduced demand for heavy draught; the breed is now Endangered.
Krishna Valley કેમ મહત્વપૂર્ણ છે
Krishna Valley is a deliberately created heritage breed — its endangerment represents a unique loss because the genetic recipe is hard to reconstruct.
વારંવાર પૂછાતા પ્રશ્નો
Is Krishna Valley endangered?
Yes — and population is declining fast. Only a few thousand animals remain in pure form.