Lohani cattle

Lohani
Conservation status
Other namesAcchai
Country of originPakistan[2]
Usetriple-purpose: milk, beef, draught[3]: 380 
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    313 kg[2]
  • Female:
    253 kg[2]
Height
  • Male:
    112 cm[2]
  • Female:
    102 cm[2]
Coatred with white spots

The Lohani is a Pakistani breed of zebuine cattle. It is named after the Loralai District of Balochistan, and is also found in the Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly the North-West Frontier Province).[2] It is principally a draught breed, but may also used for milking.

History

The Lohani originated in the Loralai district of Balochistan, for which it is named, and in the Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, approximately equivalent to the former North-West Frontier Province of British India and later Pakistan.[4]: 232  The Acchai was previously considered to form part of this breed, but was later recognised as a distinct breed.[4]: 232 

In 2006 a breed census found a total population of 560432 head.[4]: 232 

Characteristics

The Lohani is of small or miniature size, with a height at the withers of 112 cm for bulls and 102 cm for cows.[2] The coat is highly variable, but is most often red patched or spotted with white.[4]: 232  The head is small in relation to the body, the horns thin and short.[5]: 230 

Use

The Lohani was used principally as a draught animal for ploughing and similar work, but also as a pack animal.[4]: 232  It may have some aptitude as a dairy animal: some records from the 1950s show milk yields of over 900 kg per lactation.[4]: 232 

References

  1. ^ Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Daabank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Breed data sheet: Lohani / Pakistan (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2024.
  3. ^ Marleen Felius (1995). Cattle Breeds: An Encyclopedia. Doetinchem, Netherlands: Misset. ISBN 9789054390176.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
  5. ^ N.R. Joshi, Ralph W. Phillips (1953). Zebu Cattle of India and Pakistan. FAO Agriculture Studies No. 19. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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