Kankrej ਗਾਂ
કાંકરેજ
ਹੋਰ ਨਾਮ: Wagad, Wadhiar, Talabda, Nagar
The fastest-trotting draught breed — and a respectable milker.
ਮੂਲ ਖੇਤਰ: Kachchh, Banaskantha, Mehsana, Patan; spilling into Rajasthan's Barmer and Jodhpur
ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਦੁੱਧ (ਵੱਧ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ)
6–10 L
ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਵਿਆਹ ਦੁੱਧ (~300 ਦਿਨ)
1,300–2,800 L
ਦੁੱਧ ਚਰਬੀ
4.0–4.8%
ਬਾਲਗ ਭਾਰ
400–500 kg
ਵਿਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ
ਰੋਮ/ਚਮੜੀ: Silver-grey to iron-grey; bulls darker than cows.
- Powerful, well-muscled body — the largest of the desi dual-purpose breeds
- Lyre-shaped horns covered with skin partway up
- Strongly developed hump
- Steady, ground-covering trot (sawai-chal) — known to cover long distances at speed
ਸੁਭਾਅ ਅਤੇ ਉਪਯੋਗਤਾ
- Premier draught breed — bullocks pull heavy carts at sustained trotting pace
- Cows give respectable milk despite the dual-purpose breeding
- Heat and drought hardy
- Long productive life — 12+ lactations not unusual
ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਅਤੇ ਵੰਸ਼ਾਵਲੀ
Kankrej takes its name from the Kankrej taluka of Banaskantha. The breed was historically central to the merchant caravans of Gujarat and Rajasthan — Kankrej bullock carts moved cotton, salt, and grain at 8–10 km/h, faster than any other Indian draught bullock. With mechanisation, the draught market collapsed; today Kankrej survives mainly as a dual-purpose breed maintained by gaushalas and the Gujarat Animal Husbandry Department.
Kankrej ਕਿਉਂ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਹੈ
Kankrej is at the crossroads of two crises — declining demand for draught animals and competition from crossbred dairy. Adopting a Kankrej cow into a working farm or gaushala keeps both her genetic line and a piece of Gujarat's caravan history alive.
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How much milk does a Kankrej cow give?
6–10 litres a day; total lactation 1,300–2,800 litres. Lower than pure dairy breeds because Kankrej is dual-purpose.
Are Kankrej bullocks still used for ploughing?
In some parts of Banaskantha and Kachchh, yes — small farmers still prefer Kankrej bullocks for paddy fields where tractors get stuck. But the overall population is declining as mechanisation spreads.