Rathi பசு

राठी

The desert dairy cow of Bikaner.

தாயக மண்டலம்: Bikaner, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh

தினசரி பால் (உச்சம்)

8–12 L

ஒரு பால் சுரப்பு (~300 நாட்கள்)

1,500–3,000 L

பால் கொழுப்பு

4.0–4.8%

வயதான எடை

300–400 kg

தனித்துவ அம்சங்கள்

தோல்/ரோமம்: 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

குணம் மற்றும் பயன்பாடு

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

வரலாறு மற்றும் வம்சாவளி

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 ஏன் முக்கியம்

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.