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The Gir is distinctive in appearance, typically having a rounded and domed forehead (being the only ultraconvex breed in the world), long pendulous ears and horns which spiral out and back. Gir are generally mottled with the colour ranging from red through yellow to white, black being the only
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districts of the state. It was known by a number of different names, among them 'Bhodah', 'Desan', 'Gujarati', 'Kathiawari', 'Sorthi' and 'Surti'.
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These cattle were exported to Brazil from the early twentieth century, and the
Brazilian Gir numbers about five million head;
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the name of the breed derives from that of the Gir Hills in that region. Its traditional breeding range extended into the
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since the 1960s has led to the development of separate dairy (Gir
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breed, it is resistant to hot temperatures and tropical diseases. It is well known for its
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and other South
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740:Karan Fries
630:Binjharpuri
600:Amrit Mahal
405:, annex to
346:140 cm
342:545 kg
338:130 cm
334:385 kg
323:Maharashtra
294:Bos indicus
71:Other names
978:Categories
955:Umblachery
945:Tharparkar
925:Son Valley
900:Red Sindhi
735:Kappiliyan
655:Devarakota
390:References
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350:20 kg
278:Red Sindhi
220:Kathiawari
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915:Shahabadi
870:Pulikulam
775:Kherigarh
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670:Gangatiri
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306:Girolando
263:Bhavnagar
247:Kathiawar
196:Kathiawar
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34:Gyrfalcon
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885:Ramgarhi
875:Punganur
825:Manapari
780:Khillari
755:Kenkatha
725:Kangayam
715:Jellicut
700:Hallikar
695:Gujamavu
665:Frieswal
595:Alambadi
302:Friesian
280:and the
267:Junagadh
216:Gujarati
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51:Bull at
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905:Sahiwal
835:Mhaswad
820:Mampati
805:Ladakhi
800:Kumauni
765:Khariar
760:Khamala
730:Kankrej
720:Jersind
705:Hariana
690:Goomsur
625:Bengali
605:Bachaur
319:Gujarat
308:breed.
286:Brahman
282:Sahiwal
255:Gujarat
241:History
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120:, India
118:Gujarat
80:Bhodali
960:Vechur
940:Taylor
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865:Ponwar
860:Ongole
855:Nimari
850:Nakali
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710:Hissar
675:Gaolao
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620:Belahi
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259:Amreli
224:Sorthi
208:Bhodah
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815:Malvi
770:Khasi
660:Devni
650:Deoni
645:Dangi
610:Badri
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251:state
228:Surti
212:Desan
200:state
188:breed
134:dairy
106:India
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83:Desan
920:Siri
840:Motu
477:ISBN
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