Dagri Cattle
National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources
Karnal-132001 (Haryana)
Dagri cattle are distributed in Dahod, Chhotaudepur and parts of Mahisagar, Panchmahals and Narmada district of Gujarat. Coat colour is predominantly white, sometimes with grey shade. Small sized animal with compact body and straight forehead. Horns are curved upward in a lyre shape or straight with pointed tips. Extensively used as draught purpose animal for agricultural operations in hilly areas. Milk yield is less, 1.5-3.0 kg/day and 75-650 kg/lactation which is mainly used for household consumption. Less feed requirement, survives mainly on grazing, hardly stall fed. Population size is approximately 2,80,000.