Lulu (cattle)
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| Country of origin | Nepal |
| Distribution | Manang and Mustang Districts of Gandaki Province |
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The Lulu is a Nepali breed of small humpless cattle. It is predominantly taurine in origin but also carries some zebuine and yak genes.[3] It is distributed in the Manang and Mustang Districts of Gandaki Province in northern Nepal, and is well adapted to altitudes of 2500 to 4500 m above sea level.
It is believed to be closely similar or identical to the Kirko breed found elsewhere in Nepal, and thus also to the Goleng and Bajo breeds of Bhutan.[4]: 190 [5]: 83
Characterstics
[edit]The cattle are small: cows stand between 74–90 cm at the withers and usually weigh between 68 and 153 kg;[4]: 234 [6] bulls weigh from 150 to 227 kg.[4]: 234
Use
[edit]The cattle are used for draught work and for milk. Milk yields are of the order of 1 to 2 kg per day.[4]: 234
References
[edit]- ↑ Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to: The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ↑ Breed Data Sheet: Devon / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2026.
- ↑ Kumiko Takeda, Masahiro Satoh, Shreeram P. Neopane, Bahadur S. Kuwar, Hari D. Joshi, Nanda P. Shrestha, Hiroshi Fujise, Mariko Tasai, Takahiro Tagami, Hirofumi Hanada (2004). Mitochondrial DNA analysis of Nepalese domestic dwarf cattle Lulu. Animal Science Journal. 75 (2): 103–110. doi:10.1111/j.1740-0929.2004.00163.x. ISSN 1740-0929.
- 1 2 3 4 Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
- ↑ Valerie Porter, Ian Lauder Mason (2020). Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (sixth edition). Wallingford; Boston: CABI. ISBN 9781789241532.
- ↑ Hiroshi Fujise, Masaru Murakami, Bhuminand Devkota, Ishwori Prasad Dhakal, Kumiko Takeda, Hirofumi Hanada, Hideo Fujitani, Masao Sasaki, Kosaku Kobayashi (2003). Breeding distribution and maternal genetic lineages in Lulu, a dwarf cattle population in Nepal. Animal Science Journal. 74 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1046/j.1344-3941.2003.00078.x. ISSN 1740-0929.
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