Hallikar गाय

ಹಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್

The ancestor of South India's draught breeds.

मूल क्षेत्र: Tumkur, Hassan, Mysuru, Mandya

प्रतिदिन दूध (अधिकतम)

2–4 L

प्रति ब्यांत दूध (~300 दिन)

500–1,000 L

वयस्क वज़न

330–425 kg

विशिष्ट विशेषताएँ

रोम/त्वचा: 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

स्वभाव और उपयोगिता

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

इतिहास और वंशावली

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 क्यों महत्वपूर्ण है

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