Rathi गाय

राठी

The desert dairy cow of Bikaner.

मूळ प्रदेश: Bikaner, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh

दैनिक दूध (कमाल)

8–12 L

प्रति वेताळ दूध (~300 दिवस)

1,500–3,000 L

दूध चरबी

4.0–4.8%

प्रौढ वजन

300–400 kg

विशिष्ट वैशिष्ट्ये

रोम/त्वचा: Brown with white patches; some animals are nearly all-brown or all-white.

Medium-sized, compact body
Lyre-shaped horns
Well-developed hump and dewlap
Black muzzle and eyelashes

स्वभाव आणि उपयोग

Excellent milk yield for an arid-zone breed
High heat and drought tolerance
Adapts to scarce fodder
A2 milk, high fat

इतिहास आणि वंशावळ

Rathi was developed by the Raths, a pastoral community of Bikaner, by selectively crossing Sahiwal, Red Sindhi, Tharparkar, and Dhanni cattle over generations. The result is a small but productive desert dairy cow that has become the backbone of the Bikaner milk economy. Rajasthan Livestock Development Board maintains nucleus herds at Nohar.

Rathi का महत्त्वाची आहे

Rathi shows that careful, community-led breeding can produce a cow as productive as Sahiwal but adapted to half the rainfall. It is a model for what climate-adaptive Indian dairy looks like.