General Information

Species

Cattle

Synonym

Kanganad, Kongu

Breeding Tract

Coimbatore, Erode, Dindigul, Karur, Namakkal (Tamilnadu)

Comment On Breeding Tract

Animals True To The Type Are Available In Kangayam And Dharapuram Taluks Of Erode District, And Karur Taluk Of Karur District.

Main Use

Work – Draught And Transport

Comment On Main Use

Bullocks Have A Good Capacity For Work And Are Used For All Agricultural Operations. Kangayam Bullocks Alone Are Used For Sugarcane Load Hauling, Though Other Draught Breeds Are Available In The Area.

Origin

This Breed Derives Its Name From Its Habitat – Kangayam Taluk Of Erode District -Earlier Part Of Coimbatore District. This Breed Was Developed By Late Pattogar Of Palayakottai. This Breed Resembles Umblachery Breed.

Herd Book Or Register Established

No

Breed Societies(If Any)

No

Morphology

Colour

Coat Is Red At Birth, But Changes To Grey At About 6 Month Of Age. Bulls Are Grey With Dark Colour In Hump, Fore And Hind Quarters, Face And Legs. Bullocks Are Grey. Cows Are Grey Or White And Grey. The Face Of Majority Of Cows Is Dark Grey.

Number Of Horns

2

Horns Shape And Size

Horn Are Long And Strong, Take Backward, Outward And Upward Sweep And Then Curving Inward With Tips Tending To Meet Each Other To Form Crescent Shape.

Visible Characteristics

Long Horns Nearly Completing A Circle, Long Hump And Strong Body