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Animal Breeds & their biodiversity and Conservation

Prof. Dr. Abdur Rahman

Chairman

Livestock Management Department, The university of Agriculture Peshawar

Buffaloes

Found in

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Kundi

Buffaloe in Kohistan

Cattle

found in

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Dhanni cattle medium draught, compact body, varying colors, mostly white coat & black spots or red or brown spots. Small head and ears. Stumpy horns, small dewlap & hump, yield l000 lit /lact, M wt 450kg 300 kg.

Attock, Chakwal, pindi, jhelumm Mardan, kohat and Peshawar

Lohani cattle originated from Loralai, Baluchistan

Found D I Khan& Bannu

Small size, short structure, white coat, whit black or red spots, short thick horns, small ears, short neck, well-developed hump, black tail end. Small tucked up udder.M wt 350kg Female wt is 250 kg. hardy sure footed, suited for hilly areas

Achai, found in Mehmand , Sabqadar Dir, Chitral Areas

Yaks, Norther areas

Red Sindhi produce1500-2000lit milk, Male Wt is 400-500kg. Hardy & adopted well under stressful conditions.

Throughout Sindh.

Med size, thick horns in male & thin in Female, ears are fine & small. Well developed hump in male, hindquarters are round. Black tail end.

Tharparkar

Tharparkar name after it origin. Large size with long tapering face, slightly convex forhead, med size upward & out ward horns, large ears. Light grey colour. Tail end is black

Tharparker cattle

Bhagnari cattle, heavy draught, straight & wdie back, muscular & drooping hind quarters low milk prod.Wt M 500-600 Wt F 325- 425 kg.

Jacobabad, hyderabad, larkana, sibi. white or grey deeping to almost black on neck, shoulder, hump is large. Med head, short

& thick neck, small dewlap

Dajal cattle

Dajal Dera Gazi khan, considered as offshoot of the bahgnari cattle having similar features

Relatively smaller in size, and lighter in colour. Cows are low yielder and males are good for draught work.

Goats breeds Found in KPK

GADDI

KAGHANI

Beetal

Taddy goat

BALTISTANI

BEIARI

BUCHI

JATTAL

KOH-I-GHIZAR

LABRI

PAMIRI

SHURRI

Angoora goats

Sheep found in KPK

Balkh; Afghanistan

Thorough out NWFP Brown, grey or black

meat purpose, hardy, large size, massive head, short neck, leaf like ears, fat tail sets high in rump

Birth wt ♂3.5 ♀ 3.0 kgMature wt ♂ 75 ♀ 70

Balkhi

Balkhi Ram

Terahi Ram

•Mardan, Charsadda, Peshawar

•Mutton & wool

•Compact body, white coat, straight back, head & ears is medium, neck is thick, strong & broader at base, fat tail is broad, forming comma shape near hocks

•Birth wt ♂3.0 ♀ 2.8 kg

Mature wt ♂ 35 ♀ 30Hashtnagari

Rambouillet: Imported from USA, Fine wool breed, nowadays crossed with

khatta sheep

•D I Khan, Bannu, parts of Kohat

•Milk & Ghee

•Body, legs & neck are white, brown or black spots on head & belly. Compact body with straight back

Damani

Problems

Lesser Milk Delayed Age at puberty Longer calving interval Meat yield less Meat quality different

Sahiwal X Friesian F1 Bull

•Kaghan, kohistan and batagram.

•Mutton & wool

•Reddish brown or grey or black but rearly white, Compact body, with straight back. head is small with slightly roman nose & ears r medium, neck is short & strong. Small legs.

•tail is thin & small

•Birth wt ♂2.0 ♀ 1.8 kg

Mature wt ♂ 24 ♀ 22

Kaghani crossbred

Haphazard breeding in pastures, photo taken by A. Rahman

Insemination of the Cow

Rectal-Vaginal Approach

Haphazard breeding/ unplanned mating caused the birth of non-descript offsprings.

Available Cattle Breeds

9%

18%

1%

72%

Kundi NiliRavi Azakhali NonDescript

Prevalence of percent wise buffaloes breeds

Source, livestock census, 2006

3%11%

1%2%0%1%3%0%2%

7%

69%

Sahiwal Achai Red Sindhi Thari Bhag nari

Rojhan Dhanni Kankraj Lohani Crossbred

Prevalence of percent wise Cattle breeds

Source, livestock census, 2006

15%

2%0%3%0%0%3%3%2%0%2%

69%

TeddyBeetalKamoriKaghaniDera Din PannaNachiGaddiBarberycrossbred

Prevalence of percent wise Goats breeds

Source, livestock census, 2006

1%0%0%1%0%0%0%0%7%

17%

4%

11%0%0%1%

56%

Lohi Kajli Thali Buchi Bekaneere Harnai Balochi

Bibrik Damani Waziri Kaghani Bulkhi

Prevalence of percent wise sheep breeds

Source, livestock census, 2006

How to conserve animal breeds????

4 steps

1. keep nucleus herd of each purebred animals of prevailing species in the province

2. Farmers may be guided to avoid haphazard mating

3. Only proven sire may be used for natural/ AI

4. Avoid grouping of males with female animals during breeding seasons