Hallikar ਗਾਂ

ಹಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್

The ancestor of South India's draught breeds.

ਮੂਲ ਖੇਤਰ: Tumkur, Hassan, Mysuru, Mandya

ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਦੁੱਧ (ਵੱਧ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ)

2–4 L

ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਵਿਆਹ ਦੁੱਧ (~300 ਦਿਨ)

500–1,000 L

ਬਾਲਗ ਭਾਰ

330–425 kg

ਵਿਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ

ਰੋਮ/ਚਮੜੀ: 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

ਸੁਭਾਅ ਅਤੇ ਉਪਯੋਗਤਾ

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

ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਅਤੇ ਵੰਸ਼ਾਵਲੀ

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 ਕਿਉਂ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਹੈ

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