Deoni cattle
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| Conservation status | FAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 58 |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Use | dual-purpose: draught, milk |
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| Horn status | horned |
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The Deoni is an Indian breed of draught cattle. It is named after the taluk of Deoni in the Latur district of Maharashtra state, and is distributed mainly in the Latur, Nanded, Osmanabad and Parbhani districts of the Marathwada region of Maharashtra,[4]: 36 as well as the Bidar district of Karnataka.[5][6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed January 2017.
- ^ a b Marleen Felius (1995). Cattle Breeds: An Encyclopedia. Doetinchem, Netherlands: Misset. ISBN 9789054390176.
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- ^ G. Singh, G.K. Gaur, A.E. Nivsarkar, G.R. Patil, K.R. Mitkari (2002). Deoni cattle breed of India. A study on population dynamics and morphometric characteristics. Animal Genetic Resources/Resources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animales 32 (2002): 35–43.
- ^ Breed data sheet: Deoni / India (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2019.
- ^ "Deoni cattle". Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 15 May 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Deoni cattle". Vishwagou. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2015.