India is home to several breeds of cattle, but one stands out in terms of magnificence and grandeur, because of its insane horns. The Kankrej, or as Indians call it, the king of cattle is a species of ...
Beyond that, there isn’t much difference. However, there are actually more than 250 cattle breeds, bred for milk and meat, but also for work — plowing fields and even pulling wagons.
With their outrageously long horns and sleek auburn coats, Ankole cattle are a symbol of western Uganda. But they’re now considered an endangered breed, as farmers switch to imports such as Holsteins.
Livestock producers will soon be sending cattle to summer pastures. Horn flies are a perennial pest of pastured cattle since their introduction from Europe in the 1880s. The horn fly spends most of ...